Cindy read for 3/6
of an hour on Friday. She read for 3/4
of an hour on Saturday. On Sunday, she read for 2/8
of an hour.
Use benchmark numbers to find on which day Cindy read the least amount of time.
(1 point)
Responses
Friday
Friday
Saturday
Saturday
Sunday
Sunday
Cindy read the same amount each day.
To compare the amount of time Cindy read on each day, we can convert the fractions to have a common denominator.
3/6 = 1/2
3/4 = 3/4
2/8 = 1/4
Now we can see that Cindy read for 1/2 hour on Friday, 3/4 hour on Saturday, and 1/4 hour on Sunday.
Comparing these amounts, we can see that Cindy read the least amount of time on Sunday when she read for 1/4 hour. Therefore, on Sunday, Cindy read the least amount of time.