Question

The New Horizons space probe passed the moon 8 hours and 35 minutes after launch. Write this number as a fraction and reduce. Choose the correct answer. Use 60 as your denominator, not 100, because there are 60 minutes in one hour. A. 9 3/7 hours B. 8 hours C. 8 1/2 hours D. 8 7/12 hours

Answer 1

D

Explanation:

8 hours and 35 minutes can be rewritten as the mixed fraction 8 35/60.

You can reduce this fraction by dividing the numerator and denominator by 5.

35/5 = 7

60/5 = 12

So, 35/60 = 7/12

Now add 8 to your reduced fraction.

8 + 7/12 = 8 7/12

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