Question

At their last practice, the basketball team shot free throws for 17 minutes, ran for 12 minutes, and then passed the ball for 16 minutes.

For how many minutes was the team practicing? Explain how you got your answer.

Answer 1

45 minutes

Explanation:

If you're trying to find the total number of minutes, they practiced you'd have to add.

So, if they did free throws for 17 minutes

Ran for 12 minutes

And passed the ball for 16

You'd add those up

17+16+12 = 45

In conclusion they practiced for a total of 45 minutes.