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  • 10-07-2019
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Betsy can clean a/b of the house in an hour. How long will it take her to clean the whole house?

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  • 20-07-2019

Answer:

[tex]b/a\ hours[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

we know that

Betsy can clean a/b of the house in an hour

The whole house (100%) correspond to the number 1

so

using proportion

Find out how long will it take her to clean the whole house

[tex]\frac{(a/b)}{1}=\frac{1}{x} \\ \\x=1/(a/b)\\ \\x=b/a\ hours[/tex]

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