Maria has to spend 5 1/2 hours to finish her community service program in a community health clinic. Last week, she was able to spend 3 3/4 hours which equation can be used to determine the numbers of hours , h, that Maria still needs to spend to complete her service program
A. H+3 3/4 = 5 1/2
B. H- 5 1/2 = 3 3/4
C.h+ 5 1/2 = 3 3/4
D.h- 3 3/4 = 5 1/2
To find the number of hours Maria still needs to complete her service program, we need to subtract the hours she already completed from the total required hours.
Maria needs to complete 5 1/2 hours in total and she has already completed 3 3/4 hours.
To find the remaining hours (h), we can set up the equation:
5 1/2 - 3 3/4 = h
In essence, we are asking what number (h) needs to be added to the hours she has already spent (3 3/4) to reach the total required hours (5 1/2). This can be expressed as:
3 3/4 + h = 5 1/2
This corresponds to option A from your list:
A. h + 3 3/4 = 5 1/2
Maria needs to add h hours to the 3 3/4 hours she has already served to equal the total requirement of 5 1/2 hours.