Part A: Tara has softball practice Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday. Each practice is 1 1/3 hours. Tara says she will have practice for 3 hours this week. Without multiplying, explain how you know Tara is incorrect. Part B: How long will Tara have softball practice this week? Write your answer as a mixed number. Show your work.

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Nathaniel Hester

Mathematics

27 January, 13:13

Part A: Tara has softball practice Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday. Each practice is 1 1/3 hours. Tara says she will have practice for 3 hours this week. Without multiplying, explain how you know Tara is incorrect. Part B: How long will Tara have softball practice this week? Write your answer as a mixed number. Show your work.

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Big Nasty · Answer 1

Part A:

Tara is incorrect because she has softball practice 4 days in a week and each practice is at least 1 hour. Therefore, she practices at least 4 hours a week.

Part B:

4 days with 1 1/3 hour per day, a total of 5 1/3 hours a week.

1 1/3 convert to fraction : (3*1 + 1) / 3 = 4/3

4 * 4/3 = 16/3

16/3 = 5 1/3