Question

A scout meeting lasts 2 hours. If 36 minutes of the meeting is spent making dream catchers, what percentage of the meeting is left?

Answer 1

Answer:

70% of the meeting is left.

Step-by-step explanation:

1 hour=60 minutes

2 hours=120 minutes

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120-36=84

84/120=0.7

70%

Answer 2

Answer:

70.8%

Step-by-step explanation:

Let’s first convert the two hours into minutes. Since one hour equals 60 minutes, we will multiply 60 by 2. Doing this equals 120. Now we have the total amount of time the scout meeting lasted. With the rest of the information we see that 35 minutes were used up making dream catchers. We need to subtract 120 from 35 to see how much time the meeting has left. Doing this equals 85. Now we have to find what the percentage of 85 minutes out of the total 120 minutes is. In other words, 85/120. Lets start by simplifying it to an easier fraction. Both can be divided by 5, leaving the new fraction to be 17/24. Now to convert this into a percent, you need to divide the numerator (top number) by the denominator (bottom number). Doing this you get 0.708. Now you need to multiply that number by 100. Your final answer will be 70.8. So the answer to the question is that there is about 70.8% of the meeting time left.