SOLUTION: If Larry worked 411/2 hours this week and spent 1/3 of his time hauling material, how much actual time did Larry spend hauling

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Question 1085651:
If Larry worked 411/2 hours this week and spent 1/3 of his time hauling material, how much actual time did Larry spend hauling

Found 7 solutions by ikleyn, josmiceli, JuanKoss, Fombitz, MathTherapy, JB567, Alan3354:
Answer by ikleyn(52778) About Me  (Show Source):
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If to read this problem  LITERALLY  as it is written,  then I can say that the condition has two parts that do not relate
and do not correlate to each other,  because the word  "his"  (and the term "his time")  remains undefined.

The correct formulation should use the word  "this"  ("this time")  to make sense.

Reading the incoming posts,  I think sometimes,  that the person on the opposite end of the Internet intently corrupts the texts
and intently imports mistakes to the posts to make the problems more mysterious and unrecognizable.


When I was a student in my middle and high school,  I do not remember my textbooks contain such errors.


Incredibly . . .



Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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Note that 41 1/2 is
39 + 1 + 1 1/2
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1/3 of 39 is 13
1/3 of 1 is 1/3
1/3 of 1 1/2 is 1/2
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So, I have:
13 + 1/3 + 1/2
This is the same as:
13 + 2/6 + 3/6
Which equals 13 5/6
as the time spent hauling material

Answer by JuanKoss(3) About Me  (Show Source):
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Love math, but it is too dificult for me!

Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Convert the hours to a fraction,
41%2B1%2F2=82%2F2%2B1%2F2=83%2F2
Now take 1/3 of that fraction,
T=%281%2F3%29%2883%2F2%29=83%2F6hrs
or in minutes,
T=%2883%2F6%29%2860%29=830min

Answer by MathTherapy(10551) About Me  (Show Source):
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If Larry worked 411/2 hours this week and spent 1/3 of his time hauling material, how much actual time did Larry spend hauling
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Answer by JB567(2) About Me  (Show Source):
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I`ll be glad to give you answer but I`m don`t know how to solve it.

Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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If Larry worked 411/2 hours this week and spent 1/3 of his time hauling material, how much actual time did Larry spend hauling
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(41 1/2)/3 hours