Question

Jean has a job mowing lawns on his street. He can mow 3/5 of a lawn each hour. How many lawns does he mow in an 8-hour day?

Answer 1

Answer:4 4/5

Step-by-step explanation:

1)Multiply 3 by 8 and that's the numerator -24

[Denominator always stays the same]

2)Convert it to a mixed fraction- Divide numerator by

Denominator. [How many times can 5 fit into 24 and the rest that can't fit is the fraction]

3)the whole number is 4 and the fraction is 4/5