Your friend spends 24 hours reading.
To determine the number of hours your friend spends reading, we need to analyze the given tape diagram and establish the ratio between your reading time and your friend's reading time.
Assume the tape diagram is divided into 12 equal segments, representing the total reading time.
If you read for 8 hours, which corresponds to 8 segments, then the ratio of your reading time to your friend's reading time would be 8:4.
To find the number of hours your friend spends reading, we can set up a proportion:
8/4 = x/y
where x represents the number of hours your friend spends reading and y represents the total reading time.
Solving for x, we get:
x = (8/4) * y
Assuming the total reading time is 12 hours, we can plug in the values:
x = (8/4) * 12
x = 24
Therefore, your friend spends 24 hours reading.