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Eighteen pupils were given a playground to clear in 1 h 40 min. If six of the pupils did not turn up, how much longer...

Eighteen pupils were given a playground to clear in 1 h 40 min. If six of the pupils did not turn up, how much longer did it take the rest of the pupils to clear the playground?

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The correct answer is 50 mins [B]

Wilfykil answered the question on July 29, 2019 at 07:10

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