Question

Carter plays 5/8 of a basketball game. The basketball game is 40 minutes long. Which of the following shows how to find the number of minutes Carter plays?

Answer 1

$Duration \: of \: basketball \: game = 40 \:mi$

$Number \: of \: minutes \: Carter \: plays \\a \: basketball \: game = \frac{5}{8} \: of \: 40\: minutes \\= \frac{5}{8} \times 40\: minutes\\= 5 \times 5 \\= 25 \: minutes$

Therefore.,,

$\red{Number \: of \: minutes \: Carter \: plays}$

$\red{ the\: basketball \: game}$

$\green { = 25 \: minutes}$

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