Question

Elijah is a running back on a football team. In the last game, he played for 4 3/4 minutes in the first half and 7 11/20 minutes in the second half. Find his total playing time.​

Answer 1

Rewrite the fractions so they have a common denominator

3/4 = 15/20

Now add:

4 15/20 + 7 11/20 = 11 26/20

26/20 simplifies to 1 3/10

11 + 1 3/10 = 12 3/10 total minutes