Question

The drama group has 90 minutes to practice two scenes.They want to practice the pirate scene 4 times,and each time takes 13 minutes. The mermaid scene takes 7 minutes.How many full times can the group practice the mermaid scene?

Answer 1

Pirate scene takes up 52 minutes (4 * 13 = 52), there are 38 minutes left

( 90 - 52 = 38), the mermaid scene can be done 5 full times (38 / 7 ≈ 5.4286)

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Answer 2

Answer : The number of full times the group practice the mermaid scene can be, 5 times.

Step-by-step explanation :

Total time taken to practice two scenes = 90 min

There are two scenes pirate scene and mermaid scene.

Time taken to practice pirate scene = 13 min

And, they want to practice the pirate scene 4 times.

So, Total time taken to practice pirate scenes = 4 × 13 min = 52 min

Total time taken by two scenes = Time taken by pirate scene + Time taken by mermaid scene

90 min = 52 min + Time taken by mermaid scene

Time taken by mermaid scene = 90 - 52 = 38 min

Now we have to determine the number of full times can the group practice the mermaid scene.

Time taken to practice mermaid scene = 7 min

Number of full times can the group practice the mermaid scene = $\frac{38min}{7min}=5.43\approx 5$

Therefore, the number of full times the group practice the mermaid scene can be, 5 times.