Question

At a school concert,the orchestra plays 8 songs that are 4.25 min long and 3 songs that are twice as long as each of the others.how long is the concert?

Answer 1

Answer: 59.5 minutes.

Explanation:

1. You have the following information given in the problem above:

- 8 songs are 4.25 minutes long.

- 3 songs are twice as long as each of the others.

2. Therefore, the total time of 8 songs is:

`(8)(4.25min)=34min`

3. And the total time of the 3 songs is:

`(2)(3)(4.25min)=25.5min`

4. Therefore, you have that the result is:

`34min+25.5min=59.5min`