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Nora spent a total of 8 1/6 hours on community service last year. Given that her visit to the old folks' home made up 4/7 of the total time on community service, find the amount of time she spend on visiting the old folks' homes.

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that would be 8 1/6 * 4/7 = 49/6 * 4/7 = 7*4 / 6 = 28/6 = 4 4/6 = 4 2/3

Answer is 4 2/3 hours
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Answer:

The amount of time she spend on visiting the old folks' homes is
(14)/(3) hours.

Explanation:

Given : Nora spent a total of
8(1)/(6) hours on community service last year. Given that her visit to the old folks' home made up
(4)/(7) of the total time on community service.

To find : The amount of time she spend on visiting the old folks' homes ?

Solution :

Time Nora spent on community service last year is
8(1)/(6)=(49)/(6) hours.

Her visit to the old folks' home made up of teh total time on community service is
(4)/(7)

So, The amount of time she spend on visiting the old folks' homes is


t=(49)/(6)*(4)/(7)


t=(14)/(3)

Therefore, The amount of time she spend on visiting the old folks' homes is
(14)/(3) hours.

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