Question

Clara watches a horror movie in a theater.the movie has a running time of 1 2/3 hours.she leaves midway and misses 5/6 hours of the movie.How long did Clara watch the movie?

Answer 1

⁵/₆ hours (or 50 minutes)

Explanation:

For this, we can subtract the two given numbers, since she misses ⁵/₆ hour of a 1²/₃ hour movie.

Expression: 1²/₃ - ⁵/₆

Improper fractions: ⁵/₃ - ⁵/₆

Common denominator: ¹⁰/₆ - ⁵/₆

Subtract: ⁵/₆