Question

Brittany spent 68 hours in an 8-week period doing homework. what is the rate for the number of hours to the number of weeks

A- 2 hrs /17 weeks
B- 8.5 hours
C- 17 hrs /2 weeks
D- 34 hrs / 8 weeks

Answer 1

Answer: C- 17 hrs /2 weeks

Explanation:

Write the number of hours in the numerator and the number of weeks in the denominator.

68 hrs/8 weeks

Simplify by dividing 4 into both the numerator and denominator.

68/8 = 17/2