Question

A basketball game is 40 minutes long. Carter plays 5/8 of a basketball game. To calculate how many minutes Carter played, find an equivalent fraction to 5/8 with a denominator of 40. Select the correct calculation.

Answer 1

Answer:

x = 25 minutes

Step-by-step explanation:

$\frac{x}{40}$ = $\frac{5}{8}$ ⇔ $\frac{x}{40}$ = $\frac{5*5}{8*5}$ ⇔ $\frac{x}{40}$ = $\frac{25}{40}$ ⇒ x = 25 minutes