Question

Read the word problem. Look at the student's work and solution. Henry and Rick have 265.3 downloaded minutes of music. If Henry has 112 minutes, how many minutes belong to Rick?

Answer 1

To find out how many minutes belong to Rick, we can set up the equation based on the information given in the problem.

We know:
- Total downloaded minutes of music: 265.3 minutes
- Minutes belonging to Henry: 112 minutes

To find the minutes belonging to Rick, we can subtract Henry's minutes from the total minutes:

\[
\text{Minutes belonging to Rick} = \text{Total minutes} - \text{Henry's minutes}
\]

Substituting in the values:

\[
\text{Minutes belonging to Rick} = 265.3 - 112
\]

Now, let's perform the subtraction:

\[
265.3 - 112 = 153.3
\]

So, Rick has **153.3 minutes** of downloaded music.