The play director spent 190 hours preparing for a play. That time included attending 35 rehearsals that took varying amounts of time and spending 9343 hours on other responsibilities related to the play. What question does the equation 35x+9343=190.
Q. The play director spent 190 hours preparing for a play. That time included attending 35 rehearsals that took varying amounts of time and spending 9343 hours on other responsibilities related to the play. What question does the equation 35x+9343=190.
Identify time spent: Identify the total time spent by the play director and the time spent on other responsibilities.Total time spent: 190 hoursTime spent on other responsibilities: 93 and 43 hours
Convert to improper fraction: Convert the mixed number 93 and 43 hours to an improper fraction to make calculations easier.93 and 43 hours = (93×4+3)/4=(372+3)/4=4375 hours
Subtract for rehearsals: Subtract the time spent on other responsibilities from the total time to find the total time spent on rehearsals.Total time spent on rehearsals = Total time spent − Time spent on other responsibilitiesTotal time spent on rehearsals =190−(375/4)
Convert to hours: Convert the total time spent on rehearsals to hours by evaluating the subtraction.Total time spent on rehearsals = 190−93.75Total time spent on rehearsals = 96.25 hours
Set up equation: Set up the equation to find the average time spent per rehearsal. Let x represent the average time spent per rehearsal. The equation is 35x+93.75=190
Solve for x: Solve the equation for x to find the average time spent per rehearsal.35x=190−93.7535x=96.25x=3596.25
Calculate average time: Calculate the average time spent per rehearsal. x=3596.25x=2.75 hours
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