Monday's answer:(2)

Correct!

Here's Why:

From the information given, you can write the proportion 3 cars is to 4 hours as 5 cars is to x hours, where x represents the number of hours the mechanic will take to install carburetors in 5 cars. This gives = , which simplifies to 3x = (4)(5) = 20. Therefore, x = = 6 hours. Since hour is 40 minutes, x is 6 hours 40 minutes.

Today's ?

Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

Although often victims of circumstance, the heroines of Shakespearean comedy tend to be ------- women, usually ready with a clever stratagem or verbal ploy for getting out of a difficult situation.

1. imperious


2. suffering


3. excitable


4. resourceful


5. precocious