Question

You want to limit the amount of television you watch to an average of at most 2 hours a week during and eight week period. How many hours x can you watch in the eight weeks to meet your goal.

Answer 1

x = 16hours

Explanation:

Given

Total number of hours to watch the television a week is 2 hours, that is;

2hours =1 week

We are to find the number of hours to watch in eight weeks to meet the goal

x hours = 8 weeks

Divide both expressions;

2/x = 1/8

Cross multiply

1 * x = 2*8

x = 16

Hence he will use 16hours to watch the television in 8 weeks