Question
Abby and Janet are practicing shooting free throws after basketball practice. One of them takes shots while the other rebounds. The 2 friends equally split shooting and rebounding for
1
2
of an hour. For how many hours does each person get to shoot free throws?
Write your answer as a fraction or a whole number.
1
2
of an hour. For how many hours does each person get to shoot free throws?
Write your answer as a fraction or a whole number.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
If Abby and Janet equally split their time for shooting and rebounding for \( \frac{1}{2} \) hour, then each of them will be spending half of that time shooting free throws.
To find the time each person spends shooting free throws, we can calculate:
\[
\text{Time spent shooting} = \frac{1}{2} \text{ hour} \times \frac{1}{2} = \frac{1}{4} \text{ hour}
\]
Therefore, each person gets to shoot free throws for \( \frac{1}{4} \) hour.
To find the time each person spends shooting free throws, we can calculate:
\[
\text{Time spent shooting} = \frac{1}{2} \text{ hour} \times \frac{1}{2} = \frac{1}{4} \text{ hour}
\]
Therefore, each person gets to shoot free throws for \( \frac{1}{4} \) hour.