Hector has a summer house where he resides for the months of June, July and August. Over a three-year period, he followed this schedule, except one year in which he stayed only in July and August. What fractional part of these years did Hector reside in summer house? That is my question of asking how to do a solution to the answer which is 2/9 or .22.. Please help!

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Hector has a summer house  where he resides for the months of June, July and August. Over a three-year period, he followed this schedule, except one year in which he stayed only in July and August. What fractional part of these years did Hector reside in summer house?  That is my question of asking how to do a solution to the answer which is 2/9 or .22.. Please help!

anonymous · Answer

The total number of months is 3*12=36 . He stayed there in 3+3+2=8. Divide the number of months he stayed there by the total number of months: 8/36=(2*4)/(9*4)=2/9.

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Thank you again!

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