Mark spends one-third of the day sleeping. He spends 8 hours at school and one-sixth of the day at soccer practice. How much free time does Mark have?

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Andrey Sarul · Answer 1 · 2021-05-17T01:03:08+0000

Answer:

4 hours

Explanation:

We know that there are 24 hours in a day. Therefore, we will subtract from 24.

If mark spends one-third of his day sleeping, then he will be asleep for 8 hours.

$(1)/(3)*24 \\=(24)/(3) \\=8$

We also know that if Mark spends one-sixth of his day at soccer practice, he will have been practicing for 4 hours.

$(1)/(6)*24 \\=(24)/(6) \\=4$

We now simply subtract from 24:

$\text{hours in a day - hours asleep - hours at school - hours practicing} \\24 - 8 - 8 - 4 \\= 4$

Therefore, Mark will have 4 hours of free time.