John spent 3/4 hours doing homework. If 1/4 hours of that time was spent doing math homework, what fraction of his total time spent doing homework did he spend on math?

Mathematics · Middle School · Thu Feb 04 2021

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Time spent by John doing homework = ¾ hours

And, John spent ¼  hours of that time doing math homework. That means,

 

        = ¼ × ¾ hours

        =  3/16 hours

 

Therefore,  John spent 3/16 hours doing math homework.