Ana was washing dishes at the end of her shift at a restaurant. she washed 30 plates from 7:30 to 7:35. when she finishes washing all the plates, her shift will end. (

a. if she started washing plates at 7:15 and ended at 7:38, estimate how many plates she washed in total. explain your reasoning. (

b. write an equation to represent how many plates ana has left to wash at a particular time after her start at 7:15. explain your reasoning.

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Bridger Walton

18 April, 14:15

Ana was washing dishes at the end of her shift at a restaurant. she washed 30 plates from 7:30 to 7:35. when she finishes washing all the plates, her shift will end. (

a. if she started washing plates at 7:15 and ended at 7:38, estimate how many plates she washed in total. explain your reasoning. (

b. write an equation to represent how many plates ana has left to wash at a particular time after her start at 7:15. explain your reasoning.

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5 min - - 30 plates

1 min - - 6 plates

a) 7:15 to 7:38 is 23 mins

no. of plates washed is 23 x 6 = 138 plates

assuming shift lasts for x minutes,

the number of plates to wash is 6x