Question

Elin has 1/3 hour to warm up for her gymnastics meet. She must complete each 6 different stretches. She spends an equal amount of time on each type of stretch and she does not take a break. How long, in hours, does she spend on each type of stretch? Please give an equation. :)

Answer 1

1/18 hr per stretch

Explanation:

total # of hrs / # of stretches

1/3 hr / 6 stretches = 1/18 hr per stretch

Answer 2

She spend 1/18 hour on each type of stretch.

Explanation:

Elin's problem is to divide the total hours 1/3 into 6 type of stretches, equally. And that's what we have to do, divide, that's it. The equation would be:

`6x=(1)/(3)hour`

Because, we want to find the time per stretch that must sum 1/3 of an hour. Now, we solve for
`x`:

`6x=(1)/(3)hour\\x=(1)/(18)hour`

Therefore, she spend 1/18 hour on each type of stretch.