Question

It takes berry 6 1/2 hours to detail a car. If he worked 52 hours during the week, how many cars did he detail?

Answer 1

Explanation:

Number of cars = Total hours worked / Hours per car

Number of cars = 52 hours / 6.5 hours per car

Now, calculate the number of cars:

Number of cars = 52 / 6.5

Number of cars = 8

Berry detailed 8 cars during the week.

Answer 2

Explanation:

To determine how many cars Berry detailed, we start by converting the mixed number 6 1/2 into an improper fraction, which is 13/2.

Next, we divide the total number of hours Berry worked (52 hours) by the time it takes him to detail one car (13/2 hours per car). This division can be expressed as 52 hours × 2/13 hours per car.

Simplifying the expression, 52 × 2/13 equals 104/13.

Therefore, Berry detailed 104/13 cars during the week.

To represent this as a mixed number, we divide the numerator (104) by the denominator (13), resulting in 8.

Hence, Berry detailed 8 cars during the week.