Question

One week a student exercised 2 hours at school and 2/3 hour at home. If 1/4 of the student's total exercise came from playing basketball, how much time did the student spend playing basketball that week?

Answer 1

Answer: 4/9

Explanation:

Answer 2

The student played basketball for 40 minutes.

Explanation:

Given that one week a student exercised for 2 hours at school and for 2/3 of an hour at home, it can be stated that the student exercised for 2 hours and 40 minutes (since 60 x 2/3 is equal to 40 ). Thus, in total the boy exercised for 160 minutes (2 x 60 + 40).

Now, since he spent 1/4 of that time playing basketball, the time spent doing this sport is determined through the following calculation:

160/4 = X

40 = X

Thus, the student played basketball for 40 minutes.