One week exercise 3 hours at school and another 2/3 of an hour at home
1/5 of the students total exercise came from basketball
Excersise total = 3 hours + 2/3 hour = 3 (60) minutes + (2/3)(60) minutes = 180 + 40 = 220 minutes
Of this total, 1/5 came from basketball:
(1/5)(220) minutes = 44 minutes
Answer:
The students spend 44 minutes per week playing basketball
Also, using fractions, you can write:
[tex](3\frac{2}{3})\frac{1}{5}=\frac{11}{3}\frac{1}{5}=\frac{11}{15}[/tex]In this case, you would say:
The students spend 11/15 of an hour per week playing basketball