The 6 members of the homecoming decorating committee want to make 525 paper flowers for the homecoming dance. Each flower takes about 4 1/2 minutes to make. About how long will each member of the committee have to spend making flowers?
525 flowers . 4 1/2 minutes . 1 hour . 6 people . 1 committee ≈ 12 hours person
525 flowers . 6 people . 4 1/2 minutes . 1 flower . 1 hour . 60 minutes ≈ 10 hours person
525 flowers . 6 people . 4 1/2 minutes . 1 flower . 1 hour . 60 minutes ≈ 7 hours person
To find out how long each member of the committee will have to spend making flowers, we can follow these steps:
1. Calculate the total time to make all flowers:
Each flower takes 4.5 minutes to make, so:
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525 text{ flowers} times 4.5 text{ minutes/flower} = 2362.5 text{ minutes}
]
2. Convert total minutes to hours:
Since there are 60 minutes in an hour:
[
2362.5 text{ minutes} div 60 text{ minutes/hour} approx 39.375 text{ hours}
]
3. Determine how much time each member will spend:
This total time is shared among 6 members:
[
39.375 text{ hours} div 6 text{ members} approx 6.56 text{ hours/member}
]
This is approximately 6 hours and 33 minutes per member.
Therefore, each member of the committee will need to spend about 6.56 hours making flowers.