On a 4 1/2 hour trip, Leslie drove 2/3 of the time. For how many hours did Leslie dive

Question

The possible answers are 

3 hours

3 1/2 hours

3 2/3 hours

3 5/6 hours 

Answer 1

Hi Kat,

 

In general, the word "of" means multiply. . . 1/2 of 10 is 5.

 

So you need to multiply 2/3 and 4 1/2

 

First convert 4 1/2 into an improper fraction--> 9/2

 

Now multiply--> 2/3 x 9/2 = 18/6 = 3

 

Dan