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4 March, 13:03

Gail harvests the wool from 4 sheep. It takes her 3/5 of an hour to shear 1 sheep. How long does it take her to shear the sheep?

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  1. 4 March, 13:21
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    3/5 of an hour x 4 sheep = 2 2/5 hours to shear all four sheep
  2. 4 March, 13:31
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    First let's find out how much it takes to shear one sheep.

    Do a proportion

    3/5 = x/60 (1 hour = 60 mins)

    Cross multiply and divide

    60 x 3 = 180

    180 divided by 5 is 36

    So it takes her 36 minutes for one sheep

    36 x 4 = 144

    144 divided by 60

    Answer would be 2 hours and 24 minutes
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