The official run time of a movie is 140 minutes. Your friend who has seen the movie says its about 2.3 hours

A. write the official run time in hours as a fraction and as a decimal.

B. did your friend overestimate or underestimate the length of the movie? Illustrate your answer using tow different comparisons. Which method did you prefer

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Hezekiah Chen

Mathematics

31 December, 14:11

The official run time of a movie is 140 minutes. Your friend who has seen the movie says its about 2.3 hours

A. write the official run time in hours as a fraction and as a decimal.

B. did your friend overestimate or underestimate the length of the movie? Illustrate your answer using tow different comparisons. Which method did you prefer

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Abraham Moody · Answer 1

A.

1 hour = 60 minutes;

2 hour s = 120 minutes;

140 - 120 = 20 minutes;

20 = 60 : 3;

20 minutes represents (1 / 3) hour;

Then, 140 minutes represents 2 1 / 3 hours;

2 1 / 3 = 7 / 3 = 2. (3);

B.

2. (3) > 2.3;

your friend underestimate the length of the movie;