Q. Shandra practices the piano 392 minutes in 2 weeks. Assuming she practices the same amount every week, how many minutes would she practice in 5 weeks?
Calculate Weekly Practice Time: Determine the number of minutes Shandra practices per week. To find out how many minutes she practices each week, we divide the total minutes she practices in 2 weeks by the number of weeks, which is 2. Calculation: 392 minutes /2 weeks =196 minutes per week.
Find Total Practice Time: Calculate the total practice time for 5 weeks.Now that we know Shandra practices 196 minutes per week, we can find out how much she practices in 5 weeks by multiplying the weekly practice time by 5.Calculation: 196 minutes/week ×5 weeks =980 minutes.
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