Question

Paige spends 1 hour on her homework. She spends equal amounts of time on all subjects. If Paige spends 1/2 hour on Spanish, how many subjects does she study?

Answers:

3 subjects


1 subject


4 subjects


2 subjects

Answer 1

Paige would study 2 subjects.

Explanation:

Paige would study for one hour. She spends 1/2 an hour, or 30 minutes, on a subject.

An hour is 60 minutes. If Paige studied 2 subjects, then she would of studied for 60 minutes.

30 + 30 = 60

So, if Paige spends 1/2 hour on Spanish, she would study 2 subjects to reach an hour.