SOLUTION: I am trying to help my nephew with a word problem and am having trouble coming up with the equation. Could you please help me? Thank you. If an entire job can be done in 5 hou

Question 507505: I am trying to help my nephew with a word problem and am having trouble coming up with the equation. Could you please help me? Thank you.
If an entire job can be done in 5 hours and 20 minutes how much of the job can be done in one hour. The equation is supposed to be in fractions.
Thank you.
Answer by nerdybill(7384) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If an entire job can be done in 5 hours and 20 minutes how much of the job can be done in one hour. The equation is supposed to be in fractions.
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5 hours and 20 minutes is the same as:
5 + 20/60
5 + 1/3
15/3 + 1/3
16/3 hours
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your equation is:
"time" * "rate"
"time" is one hour
"rate" is 1 job per 16/3 hours
.
1(1/(16/3))
1(3/16)
3/16 of the entire job can be done in an hour

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