Question

A teacher working's day is 7 1/2 hours long. one certain day, he spent 3 1/2 hours teaching and 2 1/2 hours marking student assignment. What fraction did he spend (a) Teaching (b) Marking.​

Answer 1

(a) 7/15

(b) 1/3

Explanation:

(a) teaching:

(3 1/2) / (7 1/2) = (7/2) / (15/2) = 7/2 * 2/15 = 7/15

(b) marking:

(2 1/2) / (7 1/2) = (5/2) / (15/2) = 5/2 * 2/15 = 5/15 = 1/3