Question

Nora spent a total of 8 1/6 hours on community service last year. Given that her visit to the old folks' home made up 4/7 of the total time on community service, find the amount of time she spend on visiting the old folks' homes.

Answer 1

that would be 8 1/6 * 4/7 = 49/6 * 4/7 = 7*4 / 6 = 28/6 = 4 4/6 = 4 2/3

Answer is 4 2/3 hours

Answer 2

The amount of time she spend on visiting the old folks' homes is
`(14)/(3)` hours.

Explanation:

Given : Nora spent a total of
`8(1)/(6)` hours on community service last year. Given that her visit to the old folks' home made up
`(4)/(7)` of the total time on community service.

To find : The amount of time she spend on visiting the old folks' homes ?

Solution :

Time Nora spent on community service last year is
`8(1)/(6)=(49)/(6)` hours.

Her visit to the old folks' home made up of teh total time on community service is
`(4)/(7)`

So, The amount of time she spend on visiting the old folks' homes is

`t=(49)/(6)*(4)/(7)`

`t=(14)/(3)`

Therefore, The amount of time she spend on visiting the old folks' homes is
`(14)/(3)` hours.