To find out how much time Patty spent on each skill, we can divide the total time of her gymnastics class by the number of skills she practiced.
Step 1: Convert the fraction of an hour to minutes.
Since Patty's gymnastics class is 6 of an hour long, we need to convert it to minutes. There are 60 minutes in an hour, so 6 of an hour is equal to 6 x 60 = 360 minutes.
Step 2: Divide the total time by the number of skills.
If Patty practices five different skills, we can divide the total time of 360 minutes by 5 to find out how much time she spent on each skill.
360 minutes ÷ 5 skills = 72 minutes per skill.
Using an area model, we can represent the total time of 360 minutes as a rectangle with a length of 360 units and a width of 1 unit (representing 1 skill). We can then divide this rectangle into 5 equal parts (representing the 5 skills) to find that each part has a length of 72 units (representing 72 minutes).
By using the area model, we can visually see the equal distribution of time for each skill and determine that Patty spent 72 minutes on each skill.