Question

6. It takes Marty 1 hours to get ready for school. If of that time is used to shower, what fraction of an hour does it take him to shower?

Answer 1

1/4

1) To find out that information, let's firstly convert that mixed number into an improper fraction:

`1(1)/(4)=(4*1+1)/(4)=(5)/(4)`

So, by keeping the denominator and multiplying by the whole number, and adding to the former numerator, we'll get the improper fraction.

2) Since Marty takes 1/5 of the time taking a shower

We can write:

`(1)/(5)*(5)/(4)=(5)/(20)=(1)/(4)`

Because 1/5 of ... means multiplication, we can write that.

3) So Marty takes 1/4 of their time preparing to go to school taking a shower

Hence, the answer is 1/4