Question

The Price family decides they want to spend less than 300 minutes per week on screens. On Sunday, they watched a movie that was 84 minutes. If they want spread the rest of their allotted screen time evenly over the next 6 days, how many minutes can they spend on their screens each day?

Answer 1

Answer: 36 min/day

Of the 300 min/week allocated to spend on screens, 84 min has been already spent for the current week, which means that 216 min is left:

300 min - 84 min = 216 min

Of the 216 min left, it can be split evenly between 6 days if 36 min is spent each day on screens:

216 min ÷ 6 days =  36 min/day

∴ they can spend 36 min on their screens each day.