Question
The 4 members of a robotics team held a car wash to raise money. To attract customers, each person held a sign by the road for an equal portion of the car wash, which lasted 3 hours in all. How long did each person hold the sign? Write your answer as a proper fraction or mixed number.
Answer
3/4
- Q:What is the total amount of time the robots held the sign? A:The robots held the sign for 3 hours in total.
- Q:How do we determine the amount of time each individual held the sign? A:We can use division, dividing the total time by the number of robots. We get 3/4.