Question

You are asked to help the staff in the arena during the Fist Bump gig. You will work: 2 1 /4 hours preparing the arena. 2 1/2 hours in ticket office. 3 3/5 hours during the gig. How many hours will you work in total? Show your answer as a mixed fraction

Answer 1

I will work for
`8(4)/(5)` hours.

Explanation:

Total working period = time to prepare arena + time spent in ticket office + Time spent in gig

=
`2(1)/(4)+2(1)/(2)+3(3)/(5)` hours

=
`(9)/(2)+(5)/(2)+(18)/(5)`

=
`(45+25+18)/(10)`

=
`(88)/(10)`

=
`(44)/(5)` [division by 2 to denominator and numerator both]

=
`8(4)/(5)`

I will work for
`8(4)/(5)` hours.