Question

Dale is on the Internet 12 hours a day. He spends 75% of that time sending messages. He spends the rest of the time playing games. How many hours does Dale play games on the Internet each day?

Answer 1

Dale spends 12 hours on the internet, 75% on messages and 25% on games.

To make this easier, we can just convert the percentages into fractions and then continue.

To turn a percentage into a fraction, take the percentage number and put it into the numeriator, and add 100 to the denominator.

75% = 75/100

25% = 25/100

Simplify!

75% = 75/100 = 3/4

25% = 25/100 = 1/4

So, now we know how to convert the percentages into a fraction. Now! We must use the fractions to find out how to find the time he uses to play games.

We know now that he spends 1/4 of his time working on games, and 3/4 of his 12 hours working on messages. However, we want to know how much 1/4 is. Divide 12 by the denominator, 4, and this will determine how long 1/4 is.

12 / 4 = 3

So, that means that of his 12 hours he spends on the internet, he spends 3 hours doing games.

Now, subtract the time he spends doing the games by the time he spends on the internet to find the time on he spends messaging.

12 - 3 = 9

Which means that:

9 = Hours Spent Doing Messaging

3 = Hours Spent Playing Games