Tory practiced her basketball shots for #2/3# hour. Tim practiced his basketball shots #3/4# as much time as Tory did. How long did Tim practice his basketball shots?

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May 22, 2018

See a solution process below:

Explanation:

We can rewrite this problem as:

What is #3/4# or #2/3# of an hour?

When dealing with fractions like this the word "of" means to multiply giving:

#3/4 xx 2/3"hour" = (3 xx 2)/(4 xx 3)"hour" = 6/12"hour" = 1/2"hour"#

Tim practices for #1/2# of an hour or 30 minmutes.