Question

William fills 1/3 of a water bottle in 1/6 of a minute. How much time will it take him to fill the bottle?

Answer 1

`1/2` of a minute

Explanation:

`1/3` of the bottle was filled in `1/6` of a minute.

We want to achieve `3/3 = 1` of the bottle filled, as this will mean the bottle is full.

Since `3/3 = color(blue)(3)xx1/3`, we can find the total time as:

`color(blue)(3)xx1/6 = 3/6 = 1/2`.

So it will take `color(green)(1/2)` of a minute to fill the bottle.