How is this to be solved?

Question

A man's work day is 8  1

                                         2 hours. He spends 3 1

   2 hours dealing with customers and the remaining time working in his office.

 

(a) What fraction of his day does he spend           with customers?

 

(b) What fraction of his day is he in his                 office? 

Answer 1

Hello Sennette, 

I am going to assume that his work day is 8 ½ hours as the text does not show up well on this page. 

To find the fraction spend with his customers, we divide the time spent with his customers with the total number of work hours. 

 

Time spent with customers = 3½ hours = 5 

total work hours            8½ hours    17

 

Remaining time spent  = 8½ - 3½ = 5  hours

Fraction in his office  = Time spent with customers = 5    hours = 12

   total work hours            8½ hours    17

 

Another way to find the fraction of time spent in his office:

1- 5/17 = 12/17

 

Let me know if you need further clarification.