Calculate delivery time
Question
I can deliver 42 bats in 1 hour. Write an expression that shows how long it takes to deliver 126 bats.
Answer
STEP 1: We are given the number of bats that can be delivered in 1 hour. We need to find the time taken to deliver 126 bats. Assume a variable for the time taken to deliver 126 bats, say,
t. We can calculate
t by dividing the number of bats delivered in
t hours by the number of bats delivered in 1 hour.
An expression that shows the time taken to deliver 126 bats is:
