Question

Tamala’s school day is 7 1/2 hours. She has six classes that are 7/6 of an hour long each. How many hours is Tamala not in class while she is at school?

Answer 1

The correct answer is
`(1)/(2)`

Explanation:

If she has 6 classes, then the total hours of classes are:

`(6)/(1)` ·
`(7)/(6)` =
`7`

`7` ·
`(1)/(2)` -
`7` =
`(1)/(2)`