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Jane watched one television program for 1/4 of an hour and then changed channels to watch another program for 20 min. Write an equation to describe the fraction of an hour that Jane watched television
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Jane watched one television program for 1/4 of an hour and then changed channels to watch another program for 20 min. Write an equation to describe the fraction of an hour that Jane watched television

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Jane's TV watching =
(1)/(4)hours + 20mins
=
(1)/(4)hours + (20mins)( (1hour)/(60mins))
=
(1)/(4)hours + (1)/(3)hours
=
(3)/(12)hours + (4)/(12)hours
=
(7)/(12)hours
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