EXERCISE 22.2A
1 A heater uses 3 units of electricity in 40 minutes.
How many units does it use in 2 hours?
2 A machine prints 1500 newspapers in 45 minutes.
How many does it print in 12 hours?
3 A bricklayer lays 1200 bricks in an average 8-hour day.
How many bricks does he lay in a 40-hour week?
4 A combine harvester produces 9 tonnes of grain in 6 hours.
How many tonnes does it produce in 54 hours?
5 A machine puts tar on a road at the rate of 4 metres in 5 minutes.
a) How long does it take to cover 1 km of road?
b) How many metres of road does it cover in 8 hours?
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