Question

Jonathan’sparents told him that for every 5 hours of homework or reading he completes, hewill be able to play 3 hours of video games. His friend Lucas’s parents told their son that he can play 30 minutesfor every hour of homework or reading time he completes. If both boys spend the same amount of time onhomework and reading this week, which boy gets more time playing video gamesand how do you know?

Answer 1

In order to compare who gets more time playing video games, you can find how much time of playing they get for 1 hour of homework or reading.

Jonathan:
5 hours of homework or reading -> 3 hours of video games
(divide both by 5)
1 hour of homework or reading -> 3/5=0.6 hours of video games

Lucas:
1 hour of homework or reading -> 30 minutes=0.5 hours of video games

0.6 is greater than 0.5, so Jonathan gets more time playing video games for 1 hour, so he will get more time than Lucas if they spend the same amount of time on homework and reading.