Dave is painting a fence in his uncle's yard. He painted 2 sections of the fence in 30 minutes. Dave has 9 more sections to paint.

Question

If Dave paints at the same rate, how many minutes will it take him to finish?

Answer 1

To determine how long it will take Dave to finish painting the remaining sections of the fence, we first find his painting rate.

Dave painted 2 sections in 30 minutes, so his rate is: \[ \text{Rate} = \frac{2 \text{ sections}}{30 \text{ minutes}} = \frac{1 \text{ section}}{15 \text{ minutes}} \]

Now, Dave has 9 more sections to paint. To find out how long it will take him to paint these 9 sections, we can calculate: \[ \text{Time for 9 sections} = 9 \text{ sections} \times 15 \text{ minutes/section} = 135 \text{ minutes} \]

Thus, it will take Dave 135 minutes to finish painting the remaining sections.