Question

James wanted to be ready for his upcoming baseball game. For 6 days in a row, he spent 4/5 of an hour practicing. How many hours did he spend practicing?

Answer 1

we know an hour is 60 minutes, so let's use 4/5 of 60 minutes

`\cfrac{4}{5}\cdot 60\implies \underset{mins}{48}~\hfill \stackrel{\textit{48 mins 6 times}}{6\cdot 48\implies \underset{mins}{288}}~\hfill \stackrel{\textit{converting back to hrs}}{\cfrac{288}{60}\implies \cfrac{24}{5}\implies \underset{hrs}{4(4)/(5)}}`

Answer 2

4.8 hours or 4 4/5

Explanation:

6 hours x 4/5 (0.8) = 4.8 hours (4 4/5).