Math  /  Algebra

Question71.20
Robert spends 8 hours making 5 pies. How long will it take him to make 15 pies? bottom

Studdy Solution

STEP 1

What is this asking? If Robert bakes at a steady pace, how long will it take him to make more pies? Watch out! Don't just multiply 8 hours by 3 because we're making 3 times the pies!
We need to figure out how long it takes to make *one* pie first.

STEP 2

1. Calculate time per pie
2. Calculate total time

STEP 3

Alright, so Robert makes 55 pies in 88 hours.
We want to find out how long it takes him to make just *one* pie.
To do that, we'll **divide** the total time by the number of pies.
Think of it like this: we're dividing the 88 hours equally among the 55 pies.

STEP 4

So, the time per pie is 8 hours5 pies=85 hours/pie=1.6 hours/pie\frac{8 \text{ hours}}{5 \text{ pies}} = \frac{8}{5} \text{ hours/pie} = 1.6 \text{ hours/pie}.
That means it takes Robert **1.6 hours** to bake one delicious pie!

STEP 5

Now, we want to know how long it will take Robert to make 1515 pies.
We know it takes him 1.61.6 hours to make one pie.
To find the **total time**, we'll **multiply** the time per pie by the number of pies we want to make.
It's like adding 1.61.6 hours, fifteen times!

STEP 6

So, the total time is 1.6 hours/pie15 pies=24 hours1.6 \text{ hours/pie} \cdot 15 \text{ pies} = 24 \text{ hours}.

STEP 7

It will take Robert **24 hours** to make 1515 pies.

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