Question

Jerry is a judge. He hears 5 cases in 2 3/8 hours. How many cases does he hear per hour

Answer 1

Answer:

Jerry does $2.11$ cases per hour (Rounded to 2 decimal places). As we cannot do 0.11 cases. We can say Jerry does 2 cases per hour.

Step-by-step explanation:

to find the number of cases per hour, we have to divide the number of cases by number of hours taken for those cases,

Number of cases per hour = $\frac{5cases}{2\frac{3}{8} hours}$

                                             =$\frac{5}{\frac{19}{8} }$ cases per hour

                                             =$\frac{5*8}{19}$ cases per hour

                                             =$\frac{40}{19}$ cases per hour

                                              =$2.11$ cases per hour (Rounded to 2 decimal places)

As we cannot do 0.11 cases. We can say Jerry does 2 cases per hour.