easton enjoys playing football at recess. He spends 1/4 of an hour at recess each day. How many hours does he spend at recess in a 5 day week?
My Equation: 24x5=120 120/1x1/4=120/20=60
Other Equation: 1/4x5/1=5/4=1 1/4
WHICH ONE IS RIGHT??
Which makes the most sense to you?
Does he spend 60 hours a week in recess?
Or does he spend 1 1/4 hour a week in recess?
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To calculate the number of hours Easton spends at recess in a 5-day week, we need to multiply the time spent at recess each day by the number of days in a week.
The correct calculation is:
1/4 x 5 = 5/4 = 1 1/4
Therefore, Easton spends 1 1/4 hours at recess in a 5-day week.
To find the number of hours Easton spends at recess in a 5-day week, we need to multiply the time spent at recess each day by the number of days.
Using your equation: 24x5=120, you are starting with the assumption that Easton spends 24 hours at recess each day. However, we know that Easton spends 1/4 of an hour at recess each day. So the equation 24x5=120 is not correct and leads to an incorrect answer.
Using the correct equation: 1/4 x 5/1 = 5/4 = 1 1/4, we multiply 1/4 (time spent at recess each day) by 5 (number of days). This calculation gives us 5/4 hours, which is equivalent to 1 hour and 15 minutes.
Therefore, the correct answer is 1 hour and 15 minutes or 1 1/4 hours that Easton spends at recess in a 5-day week.