Question

What fraction of a week is 3 1/2 hours?

Answer 1

1/48 of a week

Step-by-step explanation:

Number of days in a week = 7

Number of hours in a day = 24 hours

Total hours in a week = 7(24) = 168 hours

3 1/2 hours = 7/2 hours

The fraction: (7/2)/(total hours in a week)

`\begin{gathered} \text{The fraction = }((7)/(2))/(168)=\text{ }(7)/(2)/168 \\ \text{The fraction =}(7)/(2)*(1)/(168) \\ \text{The fraction = 1/48} \end{gathered}`

The fraction is 1/48 of a week