Kendall and her friends went to Aqua World Water Park, where they floated down the Lazy River for

Question

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2
of an hour. This was
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4
of the total time Kendall and her friends spent at Aqua World.
Use an equation to find the total amount of time Kendall and her friends spent at the park.
To write a fraction, use a slash ( / ) to separate the numerator and denominator.

Answer 1

Let \( x \) be the total amount of time Kendall and her friends spent at Aqua World (in hours). According to the information provided, floating down the Lazy River for \( \frac{1}{2} \) hour is \( \frac{1}{4} \) of their total time.

We can set up the equation as follows:

\[ \frac{1}{4}x = \frac{1}{2} \]

Now, to solve for \( x \), we can multiply both sides by 4 to eliminate the fraction:

\[ x = 4 \times \frac{1}{2} \]

Calculating the right side:

\[ x = \frac{4}{2} = 2 \]

Thus, the total amount of time Kendall and her friends spent at Aqua World is \( 2 \) hours.