Question

Each of the 17 guinea pigs needs its cage cleaned. If it takes 1 hour to clean 4 cages, how many hours will it take to clean all 17 cages?

It will take
hours to clean all the cages.

Answer 1

To determine how long it will take to clean all 17 cages, we can first figure out the cleaning rate per hour.

Given that it takes 1 hour to clean 4 cages, we can establish the following:

- Rate of cleaning = 4 cages/hour

Now, to find the total time required to clean all 17 cages, we can use the formula:

\[
\text{Time} = \frac{\text{Total cages}}{\text{Cages cleaned per hour}}
\]

Plugging in the numbers:

\[
\text{Time} = \frac{17 \text{ cages}}{4 \text{ cages/hour}} = 4.25 \text{ hours}
\]

Therefore, it will take **4.25 hours** to clean all the cages.

Thus, the final answer is:

It will take **4.25 hours** to clean all the cages.