Q. Heather is a cashier. She can ring up 12 customers in 9 minutes.At this rate, how many minutes does it take her to ring up 4 customers?□ minutes
Calculate time per customer: Heather rings up 12 customers in 9 minutes, so to find out how long it takes her to ring up 1 customer, we divide the minutes by the number of customers.9 minutes ÷12 customers = 0.75 minutes per customer.
Determine time for 4 customers: Now, we need to find out how long it takes to ring up 4 customers. We multiply the time it takes to ring up 1 customer by 4.0.75 minutes/customer ×4 customers = 3 minutes.
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