To determine the meters of fence that Genesis can build per hour, we need to first calculate how many meters of fence she can build in one hour.
Since Genesis can build 1/4 of a meter of fence in 1/5 of an hour, we can set up a proportion to find the meters per hour:
(1/4 meter) / (1/5 hour) = x meters / 1 hour
Solving for x:
x = (1/4) / (1/5)
x = (1/4) * (5/1)
x = 5/4
x = 1.25 meters
Therefore, Genesis can build 1.25 meters of fence per hour.
genesis can build 1/4 of a meter of fence in 1/5 of an hour determine the meters per hour
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