Brian plays baseball 4 days a week for 60minutes Melisia plays baseball 3 days a week for 80 minutes which statements are true about Melisia and Brian all that apply ? Brian plays baseball for 260 minutes a week,Brian plays baseball 40 minutes more a week then Melisia plays, Melisia plays baseball for 240 minutes a week, Melisia and Brian play each play baseball for 240 minutes,together Melisia and Brian play baseball 520 minutes a week
To find the correct statements about Brian and Melisia, we will do some calculations based on the given information.
1. Brian plays baseball for 4 days a week, and each day he plays for 60 minutes, so to find the total minutes Brian plays in a week, we multiply 4 by 60: 4 * 60 = 240 minutes. Therefore, Brian plays baseball for 240 minutes a week.
2. Melisia plays baseball for 3 days a week, and each day she plays for 80 minutes, so to find the total minutes Melisia plays in a week, we multiply 3 by 80: 3 * 80 = 240 minutes. Hence, Melisia plays baseball for 240 minutes a week.
3. The statement "Brian plays baseball for 260 minutes a week" is not true. We calculated earlier that Brian plays baseball for 240 minutes a week.
4. To compare the minutes Brian and Melisia play in a week, we need to subtract Melisia's playing time from Brian's playing time: 240 - 240 = 0 minutes. Therefore, Brian and Melisia play the exact same amount of time in a week, not 40 minutes more or less.
5. The statement "Together, Melisia and Brian play baseball for 520 minutes a week" is not true. We calculated earlier that Brian and Melisia both play for 240 minutes a week, so their combined total would be 240 + 240 = 480 minutes.
Based on the calculations, the correct statements would be:
- Brian plays baseball for 240 minutes a week.
- Melisia plays baseball for 240 minutes a week.
- Melisia and Brian both play baseball for 240 minutes in a week.