little Justin does not like peas. It took him 7 minutes to eat the first 5 peas on his plate. Justin's mom says he must sit at the table until he finishes all his peas. If Justin started with 60 peas on his plate, how much longer will Justin be at the table f he continues eating at this pace?

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Alyssa

13 May, 08:20

little Justin does not like peas. It took him 7 minutes to eat the first 5 peas on his plate. Justin's mom says he must sit at the table until he finishes all his peas. If Justin started with 60 peas on his plate, how much longer will Justin be at the table f he continues eating at this pace?

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Mahoney · Answer 1

He eats 5 peas in 7 minutes. We need to find time taken to eat 60 peas.

So, Time taken to eat 60 peas = (60*7) / 5 = 84 minutes or 1 hour 24 minutes.