Question

Mark spends one-third of the day sleeping. He spends 8 hours at school and one-sixth of the day at soccer practice. How much free time does Mark have?

Answer 1

Answer:

4 hours

Step-by-step explanation:

We know that there are 24 hours in a day. Therefore, we will subtract from 24.

If mark spends one-third of his day sleeping, then he will be asleep for 8 hours.

$\frac{1}{3}\times24 \\=\frac{24}{3} \\=8$

We also know that if Mark spends one-sixth of his day at soccer practice, he will have been practicing for 4 hours.

$\frac{1}{6}\times24 \\=\frac{24}{6} \\=4$

We now simply subtract from 24:

$\text{hours in a day - hours asleep - hours at school - hours practicing} \\24 - 8 - 8 - 4 \\= 4$

Therefore, Mark will have 4 hours of free time.