Question

James practiced piano

for 48 minutes. Alisa practiced for 5 times
as long as James. How many minutes did
Alisa practice? How many minutes in all
did James and Alisa practice? Write an
equation to model your wörk.

Alisa
48
48
48
48
48
5 times
as long

James
48

Answer 1

Alica practice time: 240 min

Total practice time: 288 min

Explanation:

James: 48 minutes

Alisa: 48*5

Alisa practised for 240 minutes. (4 hours)

Total practice time: 240+48 = 288 minutes