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Yolanda read her book for 1 1/5 hours on Monday evening and for 2 3/5 hours on Tuesday evening. What is the best estimate of the total time Yolanda read on Monday and Tuesday?

a. 3 hours
b. 4 hours
c. 3 1/2 hours
d. 4 1/2 hours

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Final answer:

The best estimate of the total time Yolanda read on Monday and Tuesday is 3 4/5 hours, but the closest option given is 4 hours, which is an underestimate.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the best estimate of the total time Yolanda read on Monday and Tuesday, we can add the time she read on each day. Yolanda read for 1 1/5 hours on Monday and for 2 3/5 hours on Tuesday.

To add these two fractions of an hour, we need to convert them to the same denominator. The least common multiple of 5 and 5 is 5, so we can rewrite 1 1/5 as 6/5 and 2 3/5 as 13/5.

Now we can add the fractions: 6/5 + 13/5 = 19/5.

To simplify this fraction, we divide the numerator by the denominator: 19 ÷ 5 = 3 remainder 4.

So the best estimate of the total time Yolanda read on Monday and Tuesday is 3 4/5 hours.

However, none of the given options matches this answer exactly. The closest option is 4 hours (option b), which is an underestimate of the actual time.

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