Question
A company has budgeted 5 1/4 hours to complete a project, with 1/3 of the time spent on research. How much time does the company plan to spend on research? Express your answer as a mixed number.
A) 5/12
B) 7/4
C) 5 1/12
D)1 3/4
A) 5/12
B) 7/4
C) 5 1/12
D)1 3/4
Answers
GPT 3.5
To find the amount of time the company plans to spend on research, we need to multiply the total budgeted time by the fraction of time spent on research.
5 1/4 hours = 5 + 1/4 = 20/4 + 1/4 = 21/4
Fraction of time spent on research = 1/3
Time spent on research = (21/4) * (1/3) = 21/12 = 1 9/12 = 1 3/4
Therefore, the company plans to spend 1 3/4 hours on research.
The answer is D) 1 3/4.
5 1/4 hours = 5 + 1/4 = 20/4 + 1/4 = 21/4
Fraction of time spent on research = 1/3
Time spent on research = (21/4) * (1/3) = 21/12 = 1 9/12 = 1 3/4
Therefore, the company plans to spend 1 3/4 hours on research.
The answer is D) 1 3/4.