Question

Sophia babysat for 3 7/12 hours on Friday. She babysat for 2 5/6 hours on Saturday. Sophia babysat for about how many hours on Saturday?

a. 2 hours
b. 3 hours
c. 4 hours
d. 5 hours

Answer 1

Sophia babysat for 2 5/6 hours on Saturday, which rounds to approximately 3 hours, making the correct answer b. 3 hours.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question asks about the total number of hours Sophia babysat on Saturday, and the provided answer options are:

a. 2 hours, b. 3 hours, c. 4 hours, and d. 5 hours.

To find the closest whole number of hours Sophia babysat, we consider the given time of 2 5/6 hours.

We can round fractions to the nearest whole number, so 5/6, which is close to 1, rounds up.

Therefore, we round 2 5/6 hours to approximately 3 hours. The correct answer is b. 3 hours.