SOLUTION: Terri biked 2 1/4 h on Sunday. Terri increased the time she biked 1/4 h every day. Sam biked 1/2 h on Sunday. Sam increased the time he biked 1/2 h every day. Question 1: Who will
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Question 1160118: Terri biked 2 1/4 h on Sunday. Terri increased the time she biked 1/4 h every day. Sam biked 1/2 h on Sunday. Sam increased the time he biked 1/2 h every day. Question 1: Who will bike longer the next Saturday? Explain.
Question 2: For how much longer will this person bike?
Question 3: What did you need to know about fractions to answer these questions?
Please help! Thank You! Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! 2 (1/4)=9/4. Each day for the next 6 days, the amount increased by 1/4 hour
6*(1/4)=6/4
so next Saturday will bike 15/4 hours
Sam does (1/2)+6(1/2) for a total of 7/2 or 14/4 hours
Terri will bike (1/4) hour longer
Put fractions over a common denominator to compare them.
Multiplying an integer by a fraction works on the numerator, since an integer x is (x/1) and multiplying by 1 doesn't change a fraction.
