Alejandra can husk 8 ears of corn in 24 minutes. At this rate, how many ears of corn can she husk in 33 minutes?

1 Answer
Apr 11, 2017

Alejandra can husk #11# ears of corn in #33# minutes

Explanation:

As Alejandra can husk #8# ears of corn in #24# minutes

she takes #24/8=3# minutes to husk #1# ear of corn.

and in #33# minutes she can husk #33/3=11# ears of corn