Solve the Problem. -As Sunee Improves Her Algebra Skills, She Takes 0.8 Times

question 187

Multiple Choice

Solve the problem.
-As Sunee improves her algebra skills, she takes 0.8 times as long to complete each homework assignment as she took to complete the preceeding assignment. If it took her 50 minutes to
Complete her first assignment, find how long it took her to complete the fifth assignment. Find the
Total time she took to complete her first five homework assignments. Round to the nearest minute.

• A) 16 min; 168 min
• B) 16 min; 148 min
• C) 20 min; 168 min
• D) 20 min; 148 min

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