Question

Samuel practices his guitar 1 1 /2 hours a day. This week he has practiced 5 days. How

many hours has he practiced this week?

Answer 1

55/2

27.5

Explanation:

Convert the improper fractions to mixed numbers (mixed fractions):

already done

11/2

5

Multiply the two numbers, because you need to find the total number of hours, so therefore you would need to multiply the total number of hours practiced each day by the total number of days

11/2 * 5

55/2