Question

Tammy sang 4 songs. Every song was 5/8 minutes long. For how much time did she sing in total? Write your answer in simplest form.

Answer 1

Answer: 2.5

Step-by-step explanation: 4* 5/8 = 20/8 20/8= 2 4/8 2 4/8 = 2 1/2

2 1/2= 2.5

Answer 2

5/2

Explanation:

Tammy has 4 songs

For each of the songs, the time spent is 5/8 minutes

Therefore the total time spent ca be calculated as follows

= 4 × 5/8

= 20/8

= 5/2

Hence the total time spent is 5/2