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3. Mike plays 1/5 a song in 1/4 of a minute. How long will it take him to play an entire
song?

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Answer:

1 minute and 15 seconds

Explanation:

Let's start by finding how long it takes Mike to play one full song.

If Mike plays 1/5 of a song in 1/4 of a minute, then he plays 1/5 x 4/1 = 4/5 of a song in one minute (by multiplying the numerator and denominator of 1/5 by 4/1).

To find how long it takes to play one full song, we can set up a proportion:

4/5 of a song is played in 1 minute

1 full song is played in x minutes

We can cross-multiply to solve for x:

4/5 = 1/x

Multiplying both sides by x:

4/5 * x = 1

Dividing both sides by 4/5:

x = 5/4 = 1.25

Therefore, it takes Mike 1.25 minutes, or 1 minute and 15 seconds, to play one full song.

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