SOLUTION: How do you calculate this question?
A student finishes the first half of an exam in 2/3 the time it takes him to finish the second half. If the entire exam takes him an hour, ho
Algebra.Com
Question 333237: How do you calculate this question?
A student finishes the first half of an exam in 2/3 the time it takes him to finish the second half. If the entire exam takes him an hour, how many minutes does he spend on the first half of the exam?
Thank you.
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let 
represent the amount of time to finish the 2nd half of the exam. Then 
is the amount of time to finish the first half. These two times add up to 1 hour which is 60 minutes.
Solve for to get the minutes for the 2nd half, and subtract from 60 to get the minutes for the 1st half.
John
My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
RELATED QUESTIONS
A student finishes the first half of an exam in 2/3 the time it takes him to finish the... (answered by rfer)
a student finishes the first half of an exam in 2/3 the time it takes him to finish the... (answered by josgarithmetic)
A student finishes the first half of an exam in 2/3 the time it takes him to finish the... (answered by edjones,stanbon)
a student finishes the first half of an exam in 2/3 the time it takes him to finish the... (answered by rfer)
A student finishes the first half of a exam in 2/3 the time it takes him to finish the... (answered by checkley79)
A student finishes the first half of a exam in 3/5 of the time it takes him to finish the (answered by ewatrrr)
Please help me solve, Iam unsure how to set up the problem... it shows in the book also... (answered by Earlsdon,solver91311)
Adam finishes the first half of the exam in half as much time as he takes to finish the... (answered by ewatrrr)
The amount of time it takes a swimmer to swim a race varies inversely as the average... (answered by ankor@dixie-net.com)