Tara spent 3 hours doing homework. She spent 1/3 of her time on math and 1/5 of her time on science. What is the total time Tara spent on her math and science homework?
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To find the total time Tara spent on her math and science homework, we need to calculate the time she spent on each subject separately and then add them together.
First, let's calculate the time Tara spent on math. We know that she spent 1/3 of her total time on math. So, we can calculate this by multiplying her total homework time of 3 hours by 1/3:
Math time = 3 hours * 1/3
Math time = 1 hour
Next, let's calculate the time Tara spent on science. We know that she spent 1/5 of her total time on science. So, we can calculate this by multiplying her total homework time of 3 hours by 1/5:
Science time = 3 hours * 1/5
Science time = 3/5 hour or 0.6 hour
Now, we can find the total time Tara spent on math and science by adding the individual times:
Total time = Math time + Science time
Total time = 1 hour + 0.6 hour
Total time = 1.6 hours
Therefore, Tara spent a total of 1.6 hours on her math and science homework.