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Ralph spends 15 1⁄3 hours per month playing tennis. How many hours does he play tennis in a year? (There are twelve months in a year.)



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First I would multiply 15×12 to get 180 then I would do 1 divided by 3 × 12 which is 4 now I would then add the two sums to get 184

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Answer: 184 hours

Step-by-step explanation:

Given: The amount of spent by Ralph in playing tennis in one month = \(15\dfrac{1}{3}=\dfrac{46}{3}\text{ hours}\)

To find : The number of hours he plays tennis in a year.

We know that 1 year = 12 months

Therefore, by unitary method, the number of hours he play tennis in 12 months

= \(12\times\dfrac{46}{3}=184\text{ hours}\)

Hence, he plays tennis 184 hours in a year.

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