Spencer worked out for 232 1/2 minutes in the last five days. If he worked out for the same number of minutes each day, how many minutes did he work out each day?

Question

Each day, Spencer worked out for
minutes.

Answer 1

To find out how many minutes Spencer worked out each day, we need to divide the total number of minutes he worked out (232 1/2 minutes) by the number of days (5 days).

First, let's convert 232 1/2 minutes into an improper fraction:

\[ 232 \frac{1}{2} = 232 + \frac{1}{2} = \frac{464}{2} + \frac{1}{2} = \frac{465}{2} \]

Now, we divide this by 5:

\[ \text{Minutes per day} = \frac{465/2}{5} = \frac{465}{2} \times \frac{1}{5} = \frac{465}{10} = 46.5 \]

Thus, Spencer worked out for \( 46.5 \) minutes each day.