Question

Every day, Chloe practices soccer and flute. Each day, she practices soccer for 1/2 hour. If after 5 days she practiced both soccer and flute for a total of 15 hours, how many hours per day did Chloe practice flute?

Answer 1

Chloe practices soccer for \( \frac{1}{2} \) hour each day. Over 5 days, the total time she spends practicing soccer is calculated as follows:

\[
\text{Total soccer practice} = 5 \text{ days} \times \frac{1}{2} \text{ hour/day} = \frac{5}{2} \text{ hours} = 2.5 \text{ hours}
\]

According to the problem, the total practice time for both soccer and flute over the 5 days is 15 hours. Therefore, we can find out how much time she spent practicing flute:

\[
\text{Total flute practice} = \text{Total practice} - \text{Total soccer practice}
\]
\[
\text{Total flute practice} = 15 \text{ hours} - 2.5 \text{ hours} = 12.5 \text{ hours}
\]

Now, to find out how many hours per day she practiced the flute, we divide the total flute practice time by the number of days:

\[
\text{Flute practice per day} = \frac{\text{Total flute practice}}{5 \text{ days}} = \frac{12.5 \text{ hours}}{5} = 2.5 \text{ hours/day}
\]

Thus, Chloe practiced flute for

\[
\boxed{2.5} \text{ hours per day.}
\]