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General Information
Related Benchmark: MA.6.A.5.3
Reporting Category: Algebra
Type: MC: Multiple Choice
Difficulty: N/A
Question:
Mr. Madsen worked 49 hours last week at his job. He spent 1/5 of this time in meetings and 1/3 of this time talking to customers on the phone. Which method would provide the most reasonable estimate of the total number of hours Mr. Madsen spent in meetings and talking to customers on the phone at his job last week?
Answer Options:
A. multiply 1/4 by 50

B. multiply 1/2 by 50

C. multiply 1/5 by 50 and add 1/3 to the product

D. multiply 1/5 by 1/3 and multiply the product by 50
Answer Key:
B
Item Context:
Social Studies/Consumerism