Question

Maria practiced for her piano recital each day for three days. the first day she practiced for 3/4 hour, the second day she practiced for 1 1/2 hours, and the third day she practiced for 2 1/4 hours. by how much did she increase the time she practiced each day?

Answer 1

To make this easier, we can convert the fractions into decimals. 3/4 is 0.75. 1 and 1/2 would be 1.50 and 2 and 1/4 would be 2.25. Now, let us to the subtraction in order for us to know the difference of each. So 1.50 minus 0.75 would be 0.75. And 2.25 minus 1.50 is also 0.75. 0.75 is 3/4 and this means that she increased 3/4 hour each day.