Iris is asked to sweep the gymnasium floor after a basketball game. This requires her to push a sweeper from one end of the gym to the other and repeating the pattern until she has covered the entire floor. She completes 2/3 of the floor in 1/3 of an hour . At this rate, how long will it take her to complete the entire floor?

Question

Iris is asked to sweep the gymnasium floor after a basketball game. This requires her to push a sweeper from one end of the gym to the other and repeating the pattern until she has covered the entire floor. She completes 2/3  of the floor in 1/3  of an hour . At this rate, how long will it take her to complete the entire floor?

GPT 3.5 · Answer

If Iris completes 2/3 of the floor in 1/3 of an hour, then in 1 hour she can complete 2/3 * 3/1 = <<2/3*3/1=2>>2/1 = 2 times the floor.
Therefore, it will take Iris 1 hour to complete the entire floor. Answer: \boxed{1}.