Priya spent 1/2 of the day hiking. she was lost 5/6 of the time that she was hiking. what fraction of the day was priya lost

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Priya spent 1/2 of the day hiking. she was lost 5/6 of the time that she was hiking.

what fraction of the day was priya lost

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You will have to get 5/6 of 1/2 so we have to multiply

(5)/(6) * (1)/(2) = (5)/(12)

Priya was lost for 5/12 of the day

AmirHJ answered Jan 9, 2018