Question

Rick work in his garden on Friday he pulled weeds or 5/6 hours planted seeds for 1/2 hours and water for 1/6 hours how much time did Rick spend working in his garden

Answer 1

The total amount Rick spent working on his garden=1.5 hours

Explanation:

The total number of hours spent on the garden can be expressed as;

T=W+P+Y

where;

T=Total amount of time Rick spent working on his garden

W=Total amount of time he spent pulling weeds

P=Total amount of time he spent planting seeds

Y=Total amount of time spent watering

In our case;

W=5/6 hours

P=1/2 hours

Y=1/6 hours

Replacing;

T=(5/6)+(1/2)+(1/6)

T=1.5

The total amount Rick spent working on his garden=1.5 hours