Wyatt can husk at least 12 dozen ears of corn per hour and at most 18 dozen ears of corn per hour. Based on this information. what is a possible amount of time, in hours, that it could take wyatt to husk 72 dozen ears of corn?

So a possible amount of time

find the range of highest and lowest

equation is

(number of corns per hour) times (number of hours) = 72

so

12 times x=72 would be longest and

18 times y=72 would be shortest

solve

12 times x=72

divid 12

x=6

6 hours at most

18 times x=72

divide 18

x=4

at most 6 hours an at least 4 hours so

6>hours>4

any number of hours from 4 to 6 including 4 and 6

If Wyatt can husk at least 12 an hour, then to work out how much 72 takes, we do 72 : 12 to find out the time. The answer is 6.

If Wyatt can husk 18 at most, then we do 72 : 18 = 4 hours.

Wyatt can husk 72 dozen ears in anywhere between 4 and 6 hours, but if you were to average it, you would get 5 hours. ((4 + 6) : 2 = 5).