If a species of shark spends 25% of its day, sleeping and 50% of the raining time hunting, which of the following expressions represent how many hours in one day are left for other activities?

A) (3d) / 2

B) (3d) / 4

C) (3d) / 8

D) (3d) / 12

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Marcos Warner

Mathematics

8 February, 14:24

If a species of shark spends 25% of its day, sleeping and 50% of the raining time hunting, which of the following expressions represent how many hours in one day are left for other activities?

A) (3d) / 2

B) (3d) / 4

C) (3d) / 8

D) (3d) / 12

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Eric Baldwin · Answer 1

25% sleeping = 1/4

that gives 75% for the rest of the day and half of that is 75% / 2

which is. 75 *.5 =.375

so convert that to fraction and you're done.

If a species of shark spends 25% of its day, sleeping and 50% of the raining time hunting, which of the following expressions represent how many hours in one day are left for other activities?A) (3d) / 2B) (3d) / 4C) (3d) / 8D) (3d) / 12

If a species of shark spends 25% of its day, sleeping and 50% of the raining time hunting, which of the following expressions represent how many hours in one day are left for other activities?

A) (3d) / 2

B) (3d) / 4

C) (3d) / 8

D) (3d) / 12