Question

Terry spent a total of 2 1/2 hours working on a school project. Terry spend 2/5 of the total time on research. How many hours did Terry spend on research

Answer 1

total working hours is T = 2 1/2 = 5/2 hr

terry s

spend 2/5 of the total time on research.

so, 2/5 of 5/2 is,

$\begin{gathered} =\frac{2}{5}\times\frac{5}{2} \\ =1 \end{gathered}$

so terry spent 1 hrs on research.