Question

Olivia does chores every Saturday morning. She spends of her time cleaning her room. Of the remaining of her time, she spends of it cleaning the kitchen. How much of Olivia's total time does she spend cleaning the kitchen?

Answer 1

4/7 of her total time cleaning the kitchen

Explanation:

Olivia does chores every Saturday morning. She spends 1/3 of her time cleaning her room. Of the remaining 2/3 of her time, she spends 6/7 of it cleaning the kitchen. How much of Olivia's total time does she spend cleaning the kitchen?]

Let

x = her total time

Room cleaning = 1/3x

Time remaining = 2/3x

Of the remaining 2/3 of her time, she spends 6/7 of it cleaning the kitchen.

Kitchen cleaning = 6/7 of 2/3x

= 6/7 * 2/3x

= (6*2)x/(7*3)

= 12/21x

= 4/7x

Olivia spent 4/7 of her total time cleaning the kitchen