Question

During his summer vacation, Alex spent 6 minutes riding his bike for every minute he spent watching television. If he rode his bike for 720 minutes, how many minutes did he spend watching television?

Answer 1

This is actually quite simple and there’s s bunch of extra information that you just have to ignore.

If he spends 720 minutes on his bike you know that 6 times however long he watched tv will equal 720. You can put this as an equation and you’ll end up dividing 720 by 6 and you have your answer.

Answer 2

Riding Bike : Watching Television

         1        :            6

 1 x 720      :        6 x 720

6 x 72 = 432 minutes

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Answer: Alex spent 432 mins watching television.
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