Question

On Monday, Melody practiced her piano lessons for 41 minutes. On each of Tuesday and Wednesday, she practiced for a full hour. On Thursday, she practiced for only 41 minutes: (a) All told, how many minutes had she practiced before her piano lesson on Friday? (b) Express the time Melody practiced in hours and minutes, using as few minutes as possible. (a) Melody practiced minutes.

Answer 1

a) The number of minutes she practiced before Friday is the total number of minutes practiced on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday

41+60+60+41 = 202

Answer: 202 minutes of practice


b) 1 hour = 60 minutes, or 1/60 hours = 1 minute
So you divide minutes by 60 to find hours

202/60 = 3 with a remainder of 22

Answer: 3 hours and 22 minutes of practice