Question

A sheriff patrols several neighborhoods in her patrol car it requires 4/15 of an hour to patrol an entire neighborhood.Can a sheriff patrol 2 3 4 or 6 neighborhoods in 8/9 an hour

Answer 1

To determine if the sheriff can patrol 2, 3, 4, or 6 neighborhoods in 8/9 of an hour, we need to calculate the time it takes to patrol a single neighborhood and then divide the given time by that value. The answer is 10/3, which means the sheriff can patrol 2, 3, 4, or 6 neighborhoods in 8/9 of an hour.

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine if the sheriff can patrol 2, 3, 4, or 6 neighborhoods in 8/9 of an hour, we need to calculate the time it takes to patrol a single neighborhood and then divide the given time by that value.

Given that it takes 4/15 of an hour to patrol a single neighborhood, we can divide 8/9 by 4/15.

To divide fractions, we multiply by the reciprocal, so 8/9 ÷ 4/15 becomes 8/9 × 15/4. Multiplying across, we get (8 × 15) / (9 × 4) = 120 / 36 = 10 / 3.

Answer 2

3

Step-by-step explanation:

For this question, you need to make change the denominators of the fractions to be equal, making them the same lowest common denominator.

8/9 -> 40/45

4/15 -> 12/45

Since 12 goes into 40 3 1/3 times, he can patrol that many neighborhoods in 8/9's of an hour, which is rounded to 3 because he doesn't have enough time for 4.