Jessica is a custodian at Oracle Arena. She waxes 20m2 of the floor in 3/5 of an hour. Jessica waxes the floor at a constant rate. At this rate, how many square meters can she wax per hour?

Answer :

Answer:[tex]\dfrac{100}{3}m^{2}[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

Let [tex]r[/tex] be the rate at which Jessica waxes.

Let [tex]A[/tex] be the area which Jessica waxes in [tex]t[/tex] hours of time.

So,[tex]A=rt[/tex]

Given that she waxes [tex]20m^{2}[/tex] in [tex]\frac{3}{5}[/tex] hours.

[tex]20=r\times \frac{3}{5}[/tex]

[tex]r=\frac{100}{3}[/tex]

To know how much area she sweeps in a hour,substitute [tex]1[/tex] for [tex]t[/tex] in the above equation.

[tex]A=\frac{100}{3}\times 1=\frac{100}{3}m^{2}[/tex]

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