Question

Peggy worked 20 2/3 hours over three days last week. She worked the same number of hours each day. How many hours did Peggy work each day? Help by writing an equation and solving.

Answer 1

20 2/3 hours/ 3 days= 6 8/9 hours/day.

Peggy worked 6 8/9 hours each day~

Answer 2

[20 2/3]/3 can be rewritten as an improper fraction.

20 2/3 = 62/3. Now we divide 62/3 by 3, which is the same as multiplying by 1/3.

62/9 is the number of hours each day, or 6 8/9 hours. Almost 7 hours. And this makes sense, as 20 2/3 is almost 21 hours.