Last spring, the Perry High School track team spent a total of 59 hours in practice. Of that time, 1/2 was spent running relays. How many hours did the track team spend running relays in practice?

Question

Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.

Answer 1

To find out how many hours the Perry High School track team spent running relays, we first need to determine half of the total practice time, which was 59 hours.

To do this, we calculate:

\[ \frac{1}{2} \times 59 = \frac{59}{2} \]

Now, we can convert \(\frac{59}{2}\) into a mixed number:

1. Divide 59 by 2. The result is 29 with a remainder of 1.
2. This gives us 29 whole hours and \(\frac{1}{2}\) hour.

So, \(\frac{59}{2}\) can be expressed as:

\[ 29 \frac{1}{2} \]

Thus, the track team spent running relays in practice:

\[ \boxed{29 \frac{1}{2}} \] hours.