Frank practiced piano for 2 ⅓ hours yesterday. He practiced 1 ⅛ hours today. How long did he practice on both days combined? Convert your answer to hours and minutes.

Answer :

Answer: [tex]3 hr and 27 min[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

Frank practiced piano for [tex]2\frac{1}{3}\ \text{hours}[/tex] yesterday and [tex]1\frac{1}{8}\ \text{hours}[/tex]

In total frank practiced

[tex]\Rightarrow 2\dfrac{1}{3}+1\dfrac{1}{8}\\\\\Rightarrow \dfrac{7}{3}+\dfrac{9}{8}\\\\\Rightarrow \dfrac{7\times 8}{3\times 8}+\dfrac{9\times 3}{8\times 3}\\\\\Rightarrow \dfrac{56+27}{24}=\dfrac{83}{24}\ \text{hours}\\\Rightarrow \dfrac{83}{24}\ \text{hours}\ or\ 3\ \text{hours and 27 min 30s}[/tex]

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