Sandy was told to practice playing flute for 2 5/12 hours per day sandy has already played 1 1/9 hours today how many hours does sandy still need to practice today?

Respuesta :

Answer:

[tex]1\frac{11}{36}[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

Sandy was told to practice playing flute for = [tex]2\frac{5}{12}[/tex]  hours per day

Sandy has already played = [tex]1\frac{1}{9}[/tex] hours today

To find:

how many hours does sandy still need to practice today?

Solution:

we can find simply by subtracting,

Sandy was told to practice playing flute for = [tex]2\frac{5}{12}[/tex]  hours per day

                                                                        = [tex]\frac{12\times2 +5}{12}[/tex] = [tex]\frac{24+5}{12} = \frac{29}{12}[/tex]

Sandy has already played today = [tex]1\frac{1}{9}[/tex] hours today

                                                      = [tex]\frac{9\times1+1}{9} = \frac{10}{9}[/tex]

Sandy still need to practice today = [tex]\frac{29}{12} - \frac{10}{9}[/tex]

                                             Taking LCM of 12 and 9 = 36

                                                        = [tex]\frac{29\times3-4\times10}{36}[/tex]

                                                        = [tex]\frac{87-40}{36}[/tex]

                                                        = [tex]\frac{47}{36}[/tex] = [tex]1\frac{11}{36}[/tex]

Therefore, [tex]1\frac{11}{36}[/tex] hours still need to practice today.