Question

Nora spent a total of 8 1/6 hours on community service last year. Given that her visit to the old folks' home made up 4/7 of the total time on community service, find the amount of time she spend on visiting the old folks' homes.

Answer 1

Answer:

The amount of time she spend on visiting the old folks' homes is $\frac{14}{3}$ hours.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given : Nora spent a total of $8\frac{1}{6}$ hours on community service last year. Given that her visit to the old folks' home made up $\frac{4}{7}$ of the total time on community service.

To find : The amount of time she spend on visiting the old folks' homes ?

Solution :

Time Nora spent on community service last year is $8\frac{1}{6}=\frac{49}{6}$ hours.

Her visit to the old folks' home made up of teh total time on community service is $\frac{4}{7}$

So, The amount of time she spend on visiting the old folks' homes is

$t=\frac{49}{6}\times\frac{4}{7}$

$t=\frac{14}{3}$

Therefore, The amount of time she spend on visiting the old folks' homes is $\frac{14}{3}$ hours.

Answer 2

That would be 8 1/6  * 4/7  =  49/6 * 4/7 =  7*4 / 6 =  28/6 = 4 4/6 = 4 2/3

Answer is 4 2/3 hours