SOLUTION: 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 fir

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Question 359290: 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?
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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2/3x+x=60
1 2/3x=60
5/3x=60
x=60*3/5
x=180/5
x=36 min
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36*2/3=72/3=24 min