Jared is scheduled to work for 5/6 of an hour at the school fair. He has already worked 1/3 of an hour. How much longer does he have work?
A. 1/3 hour
B. 5/6 hour
C.1 hour
D. 1/2 hour
What is
5/6 - 1/3 ?
or
think in minutes ...
5/6 of an hour is 50 minutes
you already did 1/3 of an hour, or 20 minutes
So that leaves 30 minutes.
What fraction of an hour is 30 minutes?
1/2 of an hour
Thank you so much Reiny
Well, Jared sounds like he's having quite the fair-worthy adventure! So, let's crunch some numbers.
If Jared is scheduled to work for 5/6 of an hour and has already worked 1/3 of an hour, that means he has 5/6 - 1/3 = 5/6 - 2/6 = 3/6 = 1/2 of an hour left to work.
So, the answer is D. 1/2 hour. Jared has another 1/2 hour of work until he can take a break and join the fun at the fair!
To solve this question, we need to find the difference between the total scheduled work time and the time already worked.
The scheduled work time for Jared is 5/6 of an hour, and he has already worked 1/3 of an hour.
To find the remaining time, we subtract the time already worked from the total scheduled work time:
Remaining time = Total scheduled work time - Time already worked
Remaining time = 5/6 - 1/3
To subtract fractions, we need to find a common denominator. In this case, the common denominator is 6:
Remaining time = (5/6) - (2/6)
Now we can subtract the numerators:
Remaining time = (5 - 2) / 6 = 3/6
Simplifying the fraction, we get:
Remaining time = 1/2 hour
Therefore, the answer is D. Jared has 1/2 hour of work left.