Question

Dan finished his chemistry assignment in 1/2 hours. Then he completed his English assignment in 4/5 hours. How much more time did Dan spend on his English assignment?

Answer 1

The time taken to complete chemistry assignment is, t = 1/2 hours.

The time taken to complete English assignment is, t' = 4/5 hours.

Therefore, the difference is time is,

$\frac{4}{5}-\frac{1}{2}=\frac{8-5}{10}=\frac{3}{10}\text{ hours}$

Thus, Dan spent 3/10 more hours on his english assignment.