Joe spends 3¾ hours each day of the week to do his homework but Marcus spends only 2 hours each day of the week on his. How long in a week does Joe spends on his homework more than Marcus?
7(3 3/4 - 2) = 7(1 3/4) = 7 * 7/4 = 49/4 = 12 1/4 hours
To find out how long Joe spends on his homework more than Marcus in a week, we need to calculate the difference between the time they spend each day and multiply it by 7 (number of days in a week).
Joe spends 3¾ hours each day, which is equal to 3 + ¾ = 3.75 hours.
Marcus spends 2 hours each day.
The difference between their times is 3.75 - 2 = 1.75 hours.
To find out how long Joe spends on his homework more than Marcus in a week, we multiply the difference by 7:
1.75 * 7 = 12.25 hours.
Therefore, Joe spends 12.25 hours more than Marcus on his homework in a week.
To find out how long Joe spends on his homework more than Marcus in a week, we need to calculate the difference in time between Joe and Marcus's daily homework hours and then multiply it by the number of days in a week.
1. Calculate the difference in their daily homework hours:
Joe's daily homework time = 3¾ hours
Marcus's daily homework time = 2 hours
Difference in daily hours = Joe's daily homework time - Marcus's daily homework time
= 3¾ hours - 2 hours
= 1¾ hours
2. Multiply the difference in daily hours by the number of days in a week:
Number of days in a week = 7
Joe's total extra time in a week = Difference in daily hours * Number of days in a week
= 1¾ hours * 7
= 12¼ hours
Therefore, Joe spends 12¼ hours more on his homework than Marcus in a week.