Samir spent half as long working on his physics homework as Cory did. If Samir spent 40 minutes on his physics homework, how long did Cory spend on his physics homework?
Q. Samir spent half as long working on his physics homework as Cory did. If Samir spent 40 minutes on his physics homework, how long did Cory spend on his physics homework?
Understand Relationship: Understand the relationship between the time Samir and Cory spent on homework. Samir spent half as long as Cory, which means Cory spent twice as long as Samir.
Calculate Cory's Time: Calculate the time Cory spent on his physics homework. Since Samir spent 40 minutes, Cory spent 40 minutes ×2=80 minutes.
Verify Calculation: Verify the calculation to ensure there are no math errors.Double-checking the multiplication: 40×2=80. This is correct.
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