SOLUTION: Luis can build a shed in 7 hours 30 minutes. Express the work rate as a fraction of the job per hour. I am able to figure out the work rate when the problem includes only hours

Question 449172: Luis can build a shed in 7 hours 30 minutes. Express the work rate as a fraction of the job per hour.
I am able to figure out the work rate when the problem includes only hours such as if it only said 7 hours the work rate would me 1/7 but i do not know how to figure out when there are hours and minutes.
Thank you for your help.
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

 

Hi, 

You are absoluely correct: Question is asking for fraction of job/hr

Luis can build a shed in 7 hours 30 minutes  OR 7.5hr

work rate(fraction of the job per hour) = 1/7.5  =  

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