Question

Last week, Larry spent 10 hours watching television. Myra watched television for 1/2 as many hours as Larry did. How many hours did Myra spend watching television?

Answer 1

5 Hours

Explanation:

Given:

Larry spent 10 hours watching television

Myra watched television for 1/2 as many hours as Larry.

So Myra is 1/2 of Larry’s watch time.

Therefore 1/2 divided by 10 is Myra’s watch time which 5 Hours.