Question

George worked on his science project for a total of 2 2/3 hours. He worked on it for 5/12 hour on Monday and 9/12 hour on Tuesday. He finished the project on Wednesday. How long did George work on his project on Wednesday?

Answer 1

The answer is 1 1/2. To find it you first add 9/12 and 5/12 which equals 14/12 then you make it a mixed fraction which is 1 2/12 which can simplify to 1 1/6. Next you make the denominator of 2/3 and 1/6 equal, so you multiply 2/3 by 2 and you get 4/6 so you now have 2 4/6 and 1 1/6, now you subtract them both which is 1 3/6 which simplified is 1 1/2