Question

Zya wants to paint her bedroom wall. If she completes 2/5 of the wall in 1/2 hour, how long will it take her to paint the whole wall?
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2 points
3/10 of an hour
3/7 of an hour
2/10 of an hour
4/5 of an hour

Answer 1

choose one pleas

Answer 2

so choose one that is the best answer.👍

Answer 3

To find how long it will take Zya to paint the whole wall, we need to find the reciprocal of 2/5 and multiply it by 1/2 hour. The reciprocal of 2/5 is 5/2.

(5/2) * (1/2) = 5/4

Therefore, it will take Zya 5/4 of an hour, which simplifies to 1 and 1/4 hours, or 1 hour and 15 minutes.

However, none of the answer choices provided match this result.

Answer 4

None of the provided answer choices match the correct answer.

Answer 5

Given the provided answer choices, the closest option to the correct answer is "3/7 of an hour."