Allison ran 3/8 km (0.375 km) in 3 minutes.
Set up a proportion to find how long it takes for her to run 1 km
Cross multiply to get:
Solve:
x = 8 minutes
Alexis bought 2 bags of apples for the fruit salad for her party. Each bag contained 13 apples. If she cuts each apple into 8 pi
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Answer:
4/5 hour . . . . 48 minutes
Step-by-step explanation:
In hours, the total time is ...
... 1/10 + 1/5 + 1/2 = 1/10 + 2/10 + 5/10
... = (1+2+5)/10 = 8/10
... = 4/5
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You can have a calculator add these numbers for you. Most will report the result as a decimal. There are fraction calculators on-line, if your graphing calculator does not have a fraction display mode.
If you want minutes, multiply the fraction (or decimal) by 60 minutes.
