Question

karen spent a total of 5 1/5 hours after school reading and playing If she spent 3 1/4 hours readings how many hours did Karen spend playing

Answer 1

Given data:

The total numbers of hour karen spends are a=5 1/5 hours.

The numbers of hour karen spend on reading are b=3 1/4 hours.

The expression for the number of hour karen spend on playing is,

$p=a-b$

Substitute the given values in the above expression.

$\begin{gathered} p=5\frac{1}{5}-3\frac{1}{4} \\ =\frac{26}{5}-\frac{13}{4} \\ =\frac{104-65}{20} \\ =\frac{39}{20} \\ =1\frac{19}{20}\text{ hours} \end{gathered}$

Thus, the numbers of hour karen spend on playing are 1 19/20 hours.