A rat can finish a maze in about 3 minutes. If a small backpack is put on the rat so it reduces its speed by 50%, how much longer will it take the rat to finish

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Answer 1

1/3 of the maze in 1 minute

 

1/3 - 50% of 1/3 = 100% of 1/3 - 50% of 1/3 = 50% of 1/3 = 1/6

 

1/6 of the maze per minute

 

6 minutes to complete the maze

 

3 minutes longer