Question

during the 9 hours between 8 am and 5pm ,bret spent 5 3/4 hours in class and 1 1/2 hours at band practice . how much time did he spend on other activities

Answer 1

1 3/8

Round 5 3/4 up to 6

Add 1 1/2

7 1/2

but if you don't round 5 3/4 it's 1 3/8

Answer 2

The answer is 1 3/8 because if you round 5 3/4 up to 6 and keep 1 1/2 it's 7 1/2 but if you take the round out of 5 3/4 it's 1 3/8