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So my problem says 'Nisha wants to study 5 hours for the spelling bee. If she studies 1/3 hour per night, how many nights will she have to study' so i said 5 nights but i dont know if its right or not so i was wondering if you could tell me if i was correct thanks

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Forgive me if I am wrong but it should be 15 hours. If she only studies 1/3 an hour a night it would take 3 1/3 nights so you'd just multiply 3 by 5. If that makes any sense. Sorry not to good at explaining things ;(
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