Question

Lisa has \dfrac{1}{3} 3 1 ​ start fraction, 1, divided by, 3, end fraction of an hour to read and watch television. She wants to split her time equally between the two activities.

Answer 1

Answer:

Lisa spends $\frac{1}{6}\ hrs$ in reading and $\frac{1}{6}\ hrs$ in watching television.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

Number of hours Lisa has = $\frac{1}{3}$

Now we need to find number of hours required to watch television and to read.

Given:

She splits her time equally between 2 activities.

Hence we can say;

Number of hours required to watch television and number of hours required to read both are half times equal to total number of hours.

Hence framing the equation we get;

Number of hours required to watch television = $\frac{1}{2} \times \textrm{Total Number of hours she has}$

Substituting the value we get;

Number of hours required to watch television = $\frac{1}{2} \times \frac{1}{3} = \frac{1}{6}\ hrs$

Number of hours required to read = $\frac{1}{2} \times \textrm{Total Number of hours she has}$

Substituting the values we get;

Number of hours required to read = $\frac{1}{2} \times \frac{1}{3} = \frac{1}{6}\ hrs$

Hence Lisa spends $\frac{1}{6}\ hrs$ in reading and $\frac{1}{6}\ hrs$ in watching television.