BENNY PLAYS TWO SPORTS. HE PLAYS SOCCER FOR 3/4 OF THE TIME AND PLAYS BASEBALL FOR 30-MINUTES. HOW MANY MORE MINUTES DOES HE PLAY SOCCER THAN BASEBALL?
My answer is he plays soccer 7 minutes more. Am I correct. How do I make a diagram for this problem.
Thanks
To find out how many more minutes Benny plays soccer than baseball, let's break down the information given:
1. Benny plays soccer for 3/4 of the time.
2. Benny plays baseball for 30 minutes.
To make a diagram to help visualize the problem, you can use a bar or pie chart. Here's how you can create a simple bar chart:
1. Draw a horizontal line to represent the total time Benny spends playing sports.
2. Divide the line into four equal parts to represent the whole time.
3. Shade three of the parts to represent the time Benny spends playing soccer.
4. Label the shaded region "Soccer: 3/4".
___________
|____|____|____|_____|
Soccer: 3/4 Baseball: 1/4 (or 7/4 hours)
Now let's calculate how many minutes Benny spends playing soccer:
Total time = 4 parts
1 part = 30 minutes
So, Benny spends (3/4) x (30 minutes) = 22.5 minutes playing soccer.
Now, let's calculate how many more minutes Benny plays soccer than baseball:
Minutes played in soccer = 22.5 minutes
Minutes played in baseball = 30 minutes
To find the difference, subtract the minutes played in baseball from the minutes played in soccer:
22.5 minutes - 30 minutes = -7.5 minutes
Given this calculation, Benny actually plays baseball 7.5 minutes more than he plays soccer, rather than the other way around.
I apologize for any confusion in my earlier statement suggesting Benny plays soccer 7 minutes more.
since 30 minutes is 1/4 of the time,
90 minutes is the other 3/4
so, 60 minutes more soccer than baseball
how did you get 7 minutes?