Question

An episode of Shark Tank is 60 minutes long when it originally airs on TV with commercials. On Hulu without commercials, the episode is only 41.5 minutes long. How many 0.5 minute commercials did the episode include when it originally aired? Write and solve an equation.

a) 35 commercials
b) 37 commercials
c) 45 commercials
d) 50 commercials

Answer 1

To find the number of 0.5 minute commercials in the episode of Shark Tank, set up an equation where x represents the number of commercials. Solve for x to find the answer.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the number of 0.5 minute commercials, we can set up an equation. Let x represent the number of commercials. The length of the episode with commercials can be calculated by multiplying the number of commercials (x) by 0.5 minutes: 0.5x.

The length of the episode on Hulu without commercials is given as 41.5 minutes. Setting up the equation, we have: 0.5x = 41.5. To solve for x, divide both sides of the equation by 0.5: x = 41.5 ÷ 0.5. Evaluating this expression, we find that the episode originally aired with 83 commercials. Therefore, the correct answer is d) 50 commercials.