Question

A company has budgeted 6 2/3 to complete a project, with 1/4 the time spent on research. How much time does the company plan to spend on research? Express your answer as a mixed number.

Answer 1

5/3 so 1 2/3

Explanation:

6 2/3 is the same as 20/3 (6 sets of 3 (18) + 2)

20 / 4 is 5 so 5/3 time is spent on research which in a mixed number is

1 2/3