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Carter plays 5/8 of a basketball game. The basketball game is 40 minutes long. Which of the following shows how to find the number of minutes Carter plays? (1 point) Responses 5×88×8=4064 ; 40 minutes 5 × 8 8 × 8 = 40 64 ; 40 minutes 5×78×7=3556 ; 35 minutes 5 × 7 8 × 7 = 35 56 ; 35 minutes 5×58×5=2540 ; 25 minutes 5 × 5 8 × 5 = 25 40 ; 25 minutes 5×48×5=2040 ; 20 minutes 5 × 4 8 × 5 = 20 40 ; 20 minutes

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To find the number of minutes Carter plays in a 40-minute basketball game, we need to calculate \( \frac{5}{8} \) of 40 minutes.

The correct way to set this up is:

\[ \frac{5}{8} \times 40 \]

Calculating \( \frac{5}{8} \times 40 \):

  1. First, calculate \( 40 \div 8 = 5 \).
  2. Then multiply that result by 5: \( 5 \times 5 = 25 \).

Thus, Carter plays for 25 minutes.

Therefore, the correct response from the options given would be:

5 × 5 8 × 5 = 25 40; 25 minutes