Question

Contestants in a dance-a-thon rest for the same amount of time every hour. A couple rests for 25 minutes in 5 hours. How long did they rest in 8 hours?

25/5=5
8/5= 1 3/8 hours

Answer 1

8 hours ( 25 minutes rest / 5 hours )

= 40 minutes rest

Answer 2

the unit rate is 25/5 minutes rest/hour

= 5 minutes rest /hour

so
8 hours * 5 minutes rest/hour

= 40 minutes rest

Answer 3

( First my way, then your way :)

Answer 4

Thats wrong my teacher said

Answer 5

I need help

Answer 6

40

Answer 7

40 dude

Answer 8

someone tell me how they got the answer

Answer 9

I am confushios

Answer 10

if you divied 25 by 5 you get 5 then you multiply 8 by 5 then you get 40
so the answer is : 40 minutes

Answer 11

taunat wus good it 40

Answer 12

I agree

Answer 13

so first 25 divided by 5= 5 therefor, 5 x 8 = 40 the reason we used 8 is because that was the only number left over. Hope this helped! <3

Answer 14

40