Nestor works at a garden center where he pots plants. it take's him 2 1/2 hours to pot 15 plants. part a: how many plants can nestor pot in 1 hour?

6 per hour

Step-by-step explanation:you would divide 15 by 2 and 1/2

Part A:

The number of plants Nestor will pot in 1 hour is:

                     6 plants.

Part B:

The number of plants that he will be able to pot in 3 1/2 hour is:

                        21 plants.

Part A:

It is given that:

Nestor takes 2 1/2 hours to pot 15 plants.

i.e.

It takes him 5/2 hours to pot 15 plants.

Hence, In 1 hour he will pot:

Part B:

Also, if he continues to work at the same rate then the number of plants he will pot in 3 1/2 hour is:

( We know that:

)

Hence, the number of plants that will be potted in 7/2 hours is: