Question

He totaled 565 minutes. At the end of the week, he calculated how much time he had practiced in hours. How many hours did he practice?

Answer 1

The student practiced for 9 hours and 25 minutes, which can also be approximated to 9.42 hours when converting the remaining minutes to a fraction of an hour.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find out how many hours the student practiced given a total of 565 minutes, you can convert minutes into hours. There are 60 minutes in one hour, so to convert 565 minutes to hours, you can divide 565 by 60.

Step-by-Step Solution:

1. Start with the total amount of practice time: 565 minutes.
2. Divide 565 minutes by the number of minutes in an hour (60): 565 ÷ 60.
3. The division gives you 9 hours and 25 minutes, since 565 divided by 60 equals 9 with a remainder of 25.
4. Therefore, the student practiced for 9 complete hours and 25 additional minutes.

9 complete hours and 25 minutes can be expressed just in terms of hours as approximately 9.42 hours when you convert the 25 remaining minutes to a fraction of an hour by dividing it by 60 (25 ÷ 60).