Question

Imogen was doing her music practice for one-quarter of an hour. For two-thirds of that time, she was practicing her scales. For what fraction of an hour did she practice her scales?

A.1/12 hours B.1/6 hours C.1/8 hours D.1/4 hours

Answer 1

Imogen practiced her scales for 1/6 of an hour.

This correct answer is B.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the fraction of an hour that Imogen practiced her scales, we need to multiply the fraction of an hour she practiced in total by the fraction of that time that she spent practicing her scales.

Imogen practiced for 1/4 of an hour, and she practiced her scales for 2/3 of that time.

Multiplying these fractions, we get (1/4) * (2/3) = 2/12 = 1/6. Therefore, Imogen practiced her scales for 1/6 of an hour.

This correct answer is B.