Question

Please help! Your residence hall has been designated a quiet building. This means that there is a no-noise rule from 10:00 pm every night to noon the next day. During what fraction of a 24-hour period is one allowed to make noise?

Answer 1

How many hours is noise ALLOWED per day?

Answer 2

(it would be noon - 10:00pm)

Answer 3

10 hours?

Answer 4

Yes. And there are how many total hours in 1 day?

Answer 5

24

Answer 6

is it 10/24?

Answer 7

\[\frac{ \text{number of hours noise is allowed} }{ \text{total number of hours of a day} }\]

Exactly! Now just reduce that to lowest terms.

Answer 8

thanks!

Answer 9

You're welcome! :)