Jenn kept track of the amount of time she spent on homework for each subject. Which subject did she spend the least time on

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Answer 1

The solution hinges on finding a denominator common to all. Doing this will permit easy comparisons

Math = 5/6 hours. 5/6 x 10/10 = 50/60

Science = 37/60 hr. Leave it as is.

Language arts = 2/3 hr. 2/3 x 20/20 = 40/60

Social studies = 17/30 hr. 17/30 x 2/2 = 34/60

Now that all times have a denominator of 60, we can compare numerators and find the answer.

34 < 37

37 < 40

40 < 50

This shows that 34/60 is the least amount of time spent and the subject associated with 34/60 is Social studies.