If Jerry completed #8/10# of his class project in #8# minutes, how long will it take him to complete the entire project?

1 Answer
Jun 4, 2018

10 minutes.

Explanation:

Suppose Jerry can complete the class project in #x# minutes, and he would have taken #8/10 x# minutes to finish #8/10# of the entire project.

#8/10 x = 8#

#x = 8*10/8#

#x=10#

Therefore, he takes 10 minutes to finish the entire project.