SOLUTION: Danielle has 2 1/3 hours to work on her homework it takes or 1/6 of an hour to finish one problem how many problems can Daniel finish during this time

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Question 1126996: Danielle has 2 1/3 hours to work on her homework it takes or 1/6 of an hour to finish one problem how many problems can Daniel finish during this time
Found 3 solutions by Boreal, MathTherapy, ikleyn:
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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2 1/3 is 7/3 or 14/6 hours
If she needs 1/6 of an hour per problem, she can do 10 problems.
2h20m=140 minutes
1/6 h=10 minutes

Answer by MathTherapy(10552) About Me  (Show Source):
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Danielle has 2 1/3 hours to work on her homework it takes or 1/6 of an hour to finish one problem how many problems can Daniel finish during this time
Answer is NOT 10. It's more than 10.

Answer by ikleyn(52790) About Me  (Show Source):
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            Since the solution by the tutor  @boreal  is wrong,  I came to fix it. 


2 1/3 is 7/3 or 14/6 hours.


If she needs 1/6 of an hour per problem, she can do 14 problems.


Answer.  She can do 14 problems.