Question

Sam spent StartFraction 5 Over 6 EndFraction of an hour at the dentist’s office. He spent StartFraction 1 Over 10 EndFraction of the time in the waiting room. How much time did he spend at the dentist’s office other than in the waiting room?
StartFraction 1 Over 12 EndFraction of an hour
StartFraction 3 Over 25 EndFraction of an hour
Three-fourths of an hour
StartFraction 11 Over 12 EndFraction of an hour

Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

Dentist's Office = 5/6 of an hour. An hours is 60 minutes

therefore he spent 5/6 x 60 = 50 minutes at the Dentist

1/10 of those 50 minutes were spent in the waiting room that is 1/10 x 50 = 5 minutes

Therefore Sam Spent 45 minutes at the Dentist office

I think the second part of your question is missing

Answer 2

Answer:

The correct answer is 3/4 of an hour

explanation:

he spend 3/4 of an hour at the dentist’s office other than in the waiting room