Question

Lucy spends 4 hours a week babysitting. Her sister Lily spends 7/8 as much time babysitting. Does Lily babysit for more or less than 4 hours.

Answer 1

Answer: Less than 4. (3 1/2 hours)

Explanation:

When you multiply a number by a number smaller than 1, the answer gets smaller.

Lily babysits for 3 1/2 hours because 4 x 7/8 = 3 1/2

Answer 2

Answer: Lily babysits for less than 4 hours.

Explanation:

We can start by multiplying 4 hours by 7/8 to find out how many hours Lily spends babysitting.

4 * (7/8) = 7/2 = 3.5 hours

Since 3.5 is less than 4, Lily babysits for less than 4 hours.