Express 55 minutes as a fraction on 1 1/3
I don't understand the "on 1 1/3."
55 minutes = 55/60 hour = 11/12 hour
Im sorry express 55 minutes as a fraction of 1 1/3
To express 55 minutes as a fraction, we need to determine its relationship to 1 hour.
Since there are 60 minutes in 1 hour, we can set up the following proportion:
60 minutes = 1 hour
x minutes = 1 1/3 hours
To find x (the number of minutes equivalent to 1 1/3 hours), we can cross-multiply and solve for x.
60 * (1 1/3) = x
First, let's convert the mixed number 1 1/3 to an improper fraction. To do this, we multiply the whole number (1) by the denominator (3), and add the numerator (1). Then, we place that sum over the original denominator.
1 * 3 = 3
3 + 1 = 4
So, 1 1/3 is equal to 4/3.
Now, let's continue solving the equation:
60 * (4/3) = x
To multiply a fraction by a whole number, we multiply the numerator by the whole number and leave the denominator unchanged:
(60 * 4) / 3 = x
240 / 3 = x
To simplify the fraction 240/3, we divide the numerator by the denominator:
x = 80
Therefore, 1 1/3 hours is equivalent to 80 minutes.
In fraction form, this can be written as:
55 minutes = 55/60
To simplify this fraction, we can divide both the numerator and denominator by 5:
55/60 = 11/12
Therefore, 55 minutes is equivalent to 11/12 in fraction form.