Goldie spends 38 minutes on her chores. She sweeps the floor and puts the dishes away.
How much time could she have spent on each chore?
Drag the numbers into the chart to show three different ways. Numbers may be used once, more than once, or not at all.
141718202324
Time Spent on Chores
Sweeping Floor Putting Dishes Away
15 minutes
minutes
minutes
14 minutes
21 minutes
minutes
Time Spent on Chores
Sweeping Floor Putting Dishes Away
15 minutes 23 minutes
18 minutes 20 minutes
14 minutes 24 minutes
To find the time Goldie could have spent on each chore, we can use the given numbers: 14, 17, 18, 20, 23, and 24.
Here are three different ways Goldie could have allocated her time:
1st Way:
Time Spent on Chores:
Sweeping Floor: 17 minutes
Putting Dishes Away: 21 minutes
2nd Way:
Time Spent on Chores:
Sweeping Floor: 14 minutes
Putting Dishes Away: 24 minutes
3rd Way:
Time Spent on Chores:
Sweeping Floor: 20 minutes
Putting Dishes Away: 18 minutes