289,937 views
44 votes
44 votes
Tom is burning CDs of music he loves. He can burn a CD in 4/5 of an hour. If he has 8 spare hours this week, find 8÷4/5, the number of CDs he can burn in his spare time.

User Saeed Ir
by
3.1k points

1 Answer

15 votes
15 votes

Answer: 10 CD's

Explanation:

Given

Tom can burn a CD in
(4)/(5)\ \text{of an hour}

If he has 8 spare hours in the week, he can burn


\Rightarrow 8/ (4)/(5)=(8)/((4)/(5))\\\Rightarrow (8* 5)/(4)=2* 5=10\ \text{CD}

User OYRM
by
2.9k points
Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.