Three gardeners trimmed bushes in a large courtyard. The table below shows the number of bushes each of them trimmed and how much time each gardener spent. First Second gardener gardener Third gardener Time (minutes) 48 12 36 Number of bushes 8 4 9 Write the time it took per bush for each gardener. Then determine who trimmed bushes the fastest. Time taken per bush for the first gardener: minutes X S ? Time taken per bush for the second gardener: minutes Time taken per bush for the third gardener: minutes Select the gardener who trimmed bushes the fastest. O First gardener O Second gardener I Don't Know Submit O Third gardener
Three gardeners trimmed bushes in a large courtyard. The table below shows the number of bushes each of them trimmed and how much time each gardener spent. First Second gardener gardener Third gardener Time (minutes) 48 12 36 Number of bushes 8 4 9 Write the time it took per bush for each gardener. Then determine who trimmed bushes the fastest. Time taken per bush for the first gardener: minutes X S ? Time taken per bush for the second gardener: minutes Time taken per bush for the third gardener: minutes Select the gardener who trimmed bushes the fastest. O First gardener O Second gardener I Don't Know Submit O Third gardener
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Transcribed Image Text:Title: Calculating the Efficiency of Gardeners
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**Knowledge Check - Question 4**
Three gardeners trimmed bushes in a large courtyard. The table below shows the number of bushes each of them trimmed and how much time each gardener spent.
| | First gardener | Second gardener | Third gardener |
|--------------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
| **Time (minutes)** | 48 | 12 | 36 |
| **Number of bushes** | 8 | 4 | 9 |
**Task:**
Write the time it took per bush for each gardener. Then determine who trimmed the bushes the fastest.
**Fields to fill out:**
- Time taken per bush for the first gardener: \_\_\_ minutes
- Time taken per bush for the second gardener: \_\_\_ minutes
- Time taken per bush for the third gardener: \_\_\_ minutes
**Select the gardener who trimmed bushes the fastest:**
- First gardener ⃞
- Second gardener ⃞
- Third gardener ⃞
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**Graph/Diagram Explanation:**
The table above compares the amount of time three different gardeners spent trimming bushes and the number of bushes each trimmed. Use this data to calculate each gardener's efficiency by dividing the total time spent by the number of bushes trimmed. Fill in the fields with the calculated time per bush for each gardener, then determine and select the fastest gardener based on the lowest time per bush.
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