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Here are the things Lamar still needs to do, with how much time each will take.

Task to Be Done

Time It Will Take

Bake the cake Cool the cake

35 minutes 10 minutes 10 minutes 10 minutes 45 minutes 10 minutes 10 minutes 10 minutes 24 minutes

Make the frosting

Ice the cake

Bake the macaroni and cheese

Make the tossed salad Make the fruit salad

Set the table

Grill the burgers

If Lamar does each one of these things, one at a time, how much time will it take?

Will he be done before his guests arrive?

The good news is—while things that need to go in the oven are baking, Lamar and George can be doing other tasks! Lamar decides it makes sense to grill the hamburgers last, so they’ll be as hot as possible. He decides to bake the cake first, so that it will have time to cool before he frosts it. So if Lamar bakes the cake first, then puts the macaroni and cheese into the oven as soon as the cake comes out, what time will the macaroni and cheese be ready to come out of the oven?

While the cake and the macaroni are baking, will Lamar and George have time to do the other things they need to do?

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