Question

A teen estimates that she sleeps 8 hours per day. What fraction of the day does the teen sleep? Write the fraction in simplest form.

Answer 1

There are 24 hours in a day.
Sleeping 8 out of those 24 hours means a fraction of 8/24.
8/24 = 4/12 = 2/6 = 1/3
So sleeping 8 hours a day means sleeping for 1/3 of the day.

Answer 2

1/3

Explanation:

24hr = 1 day

8hr = teen sleeping

24hr ÷ 8hr = to amount of the day she sleeps = 3hr

3hr is 1/3 of 24 hr so the teen sleeps for 1/3 of the day.