Mary pu in a total of 16-1/2 hours babysitting during 5 days of the past week .What was her average work day?

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Answer:

3 hours and 18 minutes.

Step-by-step explanation:

Her average workday during babysitting is 3 hours 18 minutes.

What is the average value?

Average is the central value of a given set of values.

Mary pu in a total of 16-1/2 hours babysitting during 5 days of the past week.

In the 5 days she spends a number of hours babysitting is;

[tex]=16\dfrac{1}{2}\\\\=\dfrac{16\times 2+1}{2}\\\\= \dfrac{32+1}{2}\\\\=\dfrac{33}{2}\\\\= 16.5\\\\\rm = 16 \ hours \ 30 \ minutes[/tex]

Her average workday is given by;

[tex]=\dfrac{16.5}{5}\\\\=3.3\\\rm \\= 3 \ hours \ 18 \ minutes[/tex]

Hence,  her average workday during babysitting is 3 hours 18 minutes.

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