Acellus To get ready for school, Traci spent (1)/(20) of an hour getting dressed and (1)/(10) of an hour doing her hair. What is the total amount of time she spent getting ready? Give give your answer in simplest form

Convert to minutes: Convert the fractions of an hour Traci spent on each activity to minutes, since there are 60 minutes in an hour. Getting dressed: (1/20) of an hour = (1/20) * 60 minutes = 3 minutes Doing her hair: (1/10) of an hour = (1/10) * 60 minutes = 6 minutesCalculate total time: Add the time spent on both activities to find the total time spent getting ready. Total time spent = Time spent getting dressed + Time spent doing her hair Total time spent = 3 minutes + 6 minutes = 9 minutes

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To get ready for school, Traci spent

\frac{1}{20}

of an hour getting dressed and

\frac{1}{10}

of an hour doing her hair. What is the total amount of time she spent getting ready?

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Give give your answer in simplest form

Convert to minutes: Convert the fractions of an hour Traci spent on each activity to minutes, since there are $60$ minutes in an hour. $\newline$ Getting dressed: $(\frac{1}{20})$ of an hour = $(\frac{1}{20}) \times 60$ minutes = $3$ minutes $\newline$ Doing her hair: $(\frac{1}{10})$ of an hour = $(\frac{1}{10}) \times 60$ minutes = $6$ minutes
Calculate total time: Add the time spent on both activities to find the total time spent getting ready. $\newline$ Total time spent = Time spent getting dressed + Time spent doing her hair $\newline$ Total time spent = $3$ minutes + $6$ minutes = $9$ minutes