Maria has to spend 5 1/2

Question

hours to finish her community service program in a community health clinic. Last week, she was able to spend 3 3/4
hours. Which equation can be used to determine the number of hours, h
, that Maria still needs to spend to complete her service program?(1 point)
Responses

h + 3 3/4 = 5 1/2
h plus 3 and three-fourths equals 5 and one-half

h − 3 3/4 = 5 1/2
h minus 3 and three-fourths equals 5 and one-half

h − 5 1/2 = 3 3/4
h minus 5 and one-half equals 3 and three-fourths

h + 5 1/2 = 3 3/4
h plus 5 and one-half equals 3 and three-fourths

Answer 1

To determine the number of hours \( h \) that Maria still needs to spend to complete her community service program, we can set up the following equation based on the total hours she needs to complete and the hours she has already completed.

She needs to complete a total of \( 5 \frac{1}{2} \) hours, and she has already completed \( 3 \frac{3}{4} \) hours. The equation can be represented as:

\[ h + 3 \frac{3}{4} = 5 \frac{1}{2} \]

This means the hours she still needs, \( h \), plus the hours she has already completed equals the total hours required.

Therefore, the correct equation is:

h + 3 3/4 = 5 1/2