You exercise for 3/4 of an hour. you jump rope for 1/3 of that time. What fraction of the hour do you spend jumping rope?

Question

You exercise for 3/4 of an hour. you jump rope for 1/3 of that time. What fraction of the hour do you spend jumping rope?

Answer 1

If you're spending a fraction of a time doing something, then you need to multiply that fraction:

³/₄ * ¹/₃

 

To solve this, you multiply the two numerators together (3 * 1) and the denominators together (4 * 3)

3 * 1 =  3

           ----

4 * 3 = 12

 

Simplify that fraction, and you will get your final answer.