Kasi is making a scrapbook of her trip to Europe. If she creates 7 pages in 2 hours, which is a reasonable estimate of the amount of time it will take her to create a 50-page scrapbook?

Responses

A between 14 and 15 hours

B between 17 and 18 hours

C between 13 and 14 hours

D between 15 and 16 hours

E between 16 and 17 hours

3 answers

D between 15 and 16 hours
why
To find out the approximate time Kasi will require to create a 50-page scrapbook, we can use the method of proportion:

If Kasi creates 7 pages in 2 hours, then she creates (7/2) pages per hour.

To create 50 pages, Kasi will require (50/(7/2)) hours.

Multiplying by the reciprocal, we get:

(50/(7/2)) x (2/1) = 100/7 hours

Rounding off, we get the answer as between 15 and 16 hours, which is option D.