Question

Hamid's soccer game will start at 11:00 A.M., but the players must arrive at the field three-quarters of an hour early to warm up. The game must end by 1:15 P.M.

Hamid says he has to be at the field at 9:45 A.M. Is Hamid correct? Explain.

My brother doesn't understand things like this when I explain them to him.

Answer 1

If the game will start at 11:00 A.M., but the players must arrive at the field three-quarters of an hour early to warm up, it refers to 8:45 a.m. Why? If we start to count in 11 backward and start to trace the three-quarters, it shows that 10:45, 9:45, and 8:45 are the three-quarters. So Hamid statement that he has to be at the field at 9:45 A.M is not correct.