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WHUR Radio uses 1/5 of its of its 10 hours of daytime broadcast for commercial and 1/2 for music. How much is left for news?

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Answer: 3 hours

Explanation:

From the question, we are informed that WHUR Radio uses 1/5 of its of its 10 hours of daytime broadcast for commercial and 1/2 for music.

Hours used for commercial:

= 1/5 × 10

= 2 hours

Hours used for music:

= 1/2 × 10

= 5 hours

Hours left for news will be:

= 10 hours - 2 hours - 5 hours

= 3 hours

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