Question

Irina is watching a 3 hour movie on TV. The shaded part of the fraction model below represents the part of each hour that the movie is playing, and the unshaded part represents the time spent on commercials.

Answer 1

3 * 5/6 = 15/6 hours

Explanation:

From the figure attached :

The bar is divided into 6 equal parts ; with 5 of the sections being shaded and 1 left unshaded

The shaded represent the actual playing time

Unshaded portion = time spent in commercials

Using the model, the actual playing time of the movie excluding commercials :

(Shaded portion / total portion) * movie length

5 / 6 * 3 = (5*3) / 6 = 15/6