Answer: First half was 24 minutes
Step-by-step explanation:
Let the time taken to finish the second half be y.
Since the student used 2/3 of the second half time to finish the first half, first half = 2/3 × y = 2y/3
The entire exam is an hour which equals 60 minutes
First half + Second half = 60minutes
Note that first half is denoted as 2y/3 and second half is denoted by y.
2y/3 + y = 60
5y/3 = 60
Cross multiply
5y = 60 × 3
5y = 180
y = 180/5
y = 36
Second half took 36 minutes
Since first half is 2y/3, it will be:
(2×36) / 3
= 72/3
= 24minutes
First half took 24 minutes.
Hello! The answer would be,
38.4
Since if you do 24x0.6 you would get 14.4 which then you would add
14.4 with 24 and get 38.4
Hope I've helped and feel free to ask me questions!
Sincerely, Kaylie :)
Honestly? Just review your notes and try to work out the problems yourself before taking a look at the answer. You can also google specific topics that the test will cover and try the practice problems.
