Question

A television channel broadcasts a baseball game every day. Yesterday's broadcast showed the game for 2 5/6 hours and commercials for 2/3 hour. At this rate, how many hours does the television channel show a game for every hour it shows commercials during its broadcasts?

Answer 1

4.25 hours

Explanation:

Given that :

Game broadcast time = 2 5/6 hours = 17/6 hours

Commercials time = 2/3 hours

2/3 hours of commercials = 17/6 of game broadcast

1 hour of commercials = x hours of game broadcast

Cross multiply ;

(2/3)x = 17/6

2x * 6 = 17 * 3

12x = 51

x = 51 / 12

x = 4.25

For every hour it shows commercials, game is broadcasted for 4.25 hours