National Testing Network (NTN) Firefighter Testing System (FireTEAM) Math Practice Test

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If a firefighter can extinguish a fire in 12 minutes, how many fires can he extinguish in 60 minutes?

4 fires

5 fires

To determine how many fires a firefighter can extinguish in 60 minutes, you can first understand the rate at which the firefighter is able to extinguish fires. If one fire takes 12 minutes to extinguish, you can find out how many 12-minute intervals fit into 60 minutes.

Start by dividing the total time available (60 minutes) by the time it takes to extinguish one fire (12 minutes):

60 minutes ÷ 12 minutes per fire = 5 fires.

This calculation shows that in one hour (60 minutes), the firefighter can successfully extinguish 5 separate fires. This matches the answer indicating the firefighter can extinguish 5 fires in 60 minutes.

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