After a heavy snowfall, George shovels 12 3/4square yards of snow off his driveway in 1 1/2 hours. At this rate, how many square yards of driveway would he shovel in 5 1/2hours?
A.
46 3/4 square yards
B.
8 1/2 square yards
C.
93 1/2 square yards
D.
14 square yards
C. 93 1/2 square yards
To solve this, you can calculate George's shoveling rate in square yards per hour by dividing the amount of snow shoveled by the time taken:
12 3/4 / 1 1/2 = 8 1/2 square yards per hour
Then, you can multiply his shoveling rate by the total time of 5 1/2 hours:
8 1/2 x 5 1/2 = 93 1/2 square yards
Therefore, George would shovel 93 1/2 square yards of driveway in 5 1/2 hours.