Question

In the military, 1/4 of an enlisted person's time is spent sleeping and eating, 1/12 is spent standing at attention, 1/6 is spent staying fit, and 2/5 is spent working. The rest of the time is spent at the enlisted person's own discretion. How many hours per day does this discretionary time amount to?

Answer 1

All you have to do is add all of the fractions up.