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Spencer worked out for 232 1/2 minutes in the last five days. If he worked out for the same number of minutes each day, how many minutes did he work out each day?

Each day, Spencer worked out for blank minutes.

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To find out how many minutes Spencer worked out each day, you need to divide the total number of minutes by the number of days.

He worked out for a total of \( 232 \frac{1}{2} \) minutes over 5 days.

First, convert \( 232 \frac{1}{2} \) into an improper fraction:

\[ 232 \frac{1}{2} = 232 + \frac{1}{2} = \frac{232 \times 2 + 1}{2} = \frac{464 + 1}{2} = \frac{465}{2} \text{ minutes} \]

Now, divide this total by 5 (the number of days):

\[ \text{Minutes per day} = \frac{465}{2} \div 5 = \frac{465}{2} \times \frac{1}{5} = \frac{465}{10} = 46.5 \text{ minutes} \]

Thus, Spencer worked out for 46.5 minutes each day.