Question

help me please complete the table at the right by writing the fraction of the day each animal sleeps and an equivalent fraction remember there are 24 hours in a day​

Answer 1

Answer:

1 day = 24 hours

Divide each of the "number of hours spent sleeping" by the total number of hours in a day (24).  Then divide the numerator and denominator by the highes common factor to reduce the fraction to its simplest equivalent.

$\sf Cat=\dfrac{12}{24}=\dfrac{12 \div 12}{24 \div 12}=\dfrac{1}{2}$

$\sf Cow=\dfrac{4}{24}=\dfrac{4 \div 4}{24 \div 4}=\dfrac{1}{6}$

$\sf Squirrel=\dfrac{15}{24}=\dfrac{15 \div 3}{24 \div 3}=\dfrac{5}{8}$

$\sf Tiger=\dfrac{16}{24}=\dfrac{16 \div 8}{24 \div 8}=\dfrac{2}{3}$