A waitress works 1.75 hours less in the afternoon than in the evening. If she works 5 1/8 hours in the afternoon, how many hours does she work in the evening?
Mathematics · College · Tue Nov 03 2020
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Given the statement:
A waitress works 1.75 hours less in the afternoon than in the evening.
Determine how many hours did she work in the evening if she work 5 1/8 hours in the afternoon.
Solution:
In order to determine the correct working hours, we simply needed to convert 5 1/8 to ecimal. To do so, divide the numerator by the denominator and add the quotient to the whole number.
= 1/8
= 0.125
= 5 + 0.125
= 5.125
= 5.125 - 1.75
= 3.375
Final answer:
The waitress worked 3.375 hours in the evening.