Alright, let's tackle this. I'll keep it super simple. Imagine you're playing a video game where you collect points just by playing the game. This game gives you points based on how long you play it.
First, let's understand the rule the game follows: for every 4 minutes that you play, you earn 1/2 of a point. Picture 1/2 of a point as half of a candy.
Now, you played for 10 minutes and you’re curious about how many candies (points) you collected. Here's how we can figure it out:
1. Divide the time you played (10 minutes) by the time it takes to earn each half-candy (4 minutes). So, 10 divided by 4 is 2.5. This means in 10 minutes, you went through the 4-minute cycle two and a half times.
2. Now, since you earn half a candy for every 4-minute cycle, let's find out how many half-candies you got in 2.5 cycles. Half a candy per cycle multiplied by 2.5 cycles equals 1.25 candies.
3. But wait! We're talking about half-candies. So, you actually got 1.25 full candies. In other words, you got 1 full candy and an additional quarter of a candy.
Oops! It looks like something's not matching up. You mentioned that for 10 minutes you're awarded 1 and 1/2 points, which is like 1 and a half candies. According to my calculations, you should get 1 and a quarter candies.
Double-check the game's rules or maybe I misunderstood something. Let me know if you need further help. And remember, playing games is fun, but it’s also cool to understand the math behind them!