Question

Person 1 practices the piano for 25 minutes every day. Person 2 also practices the piano every day. Person 2 practices the same amount every day for a total of 140 minutes per week. Compare these proportional relationships. Which person practices less per day?(1 point) .

1 answer

To compare the daily practice times of Person 1 and Person 2, we can first determine how much Person 2 practices each day.

Person 2 practices a total of 140 minutes per week. Since there are 7 days in a week, we can calculate the daily practice time for Person 2 as follows:

\[ \text{Daily Practice for Person 2} = \frac{140 \text{ minutes}}{7 \text{ days}} = 20 \text{ minutes per day} \]

Now we can compare the daily practice times:

  • Person 1 practices for 25 minutes per day.
  • Person 2 practices for 20 minutes per day.

From this comparison, it is clear that Person 2 practices less per day than Person 1.

Final Answer: Person 2 practices less per day.