Atire shop had to fill 2 1/2 tires with air. it took a small air compressor 2 1/2 seconds to fill them up. how long would it to take to fill 8 tires

A tire b had to fill 2 1/2 tires with air. It took a small air compressor 2 1/2 seconds to fill them up.The time taken to fill 8 tires is 8 seconds

Explanation:

Time taken by small air compressor to fill air in tires in a tire shop =    seconds

So, time taken by the small air compressor to fill air in 1 tire

=   divided by    

=

= 1 second

So, time taken by it to fill 8 tires = 8*1 seconds

                                            = 8 seconds

which is the the time taken to fill 8 tires

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