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QuestionSolve Problems with Percent - Instruction - Level F
Jada works a 5-hour shift, or 300 minutes, at a retail store. She gets a 15-minute break during her work shift. Jada wants to know what percent of her work shift the break is.
What fraction of Jada's work shift is her break? □\square ?

Studdy Solution

STEP 1

1. Jada works a total of 300 minutes during her shift.
2. She gets a 15-minute break.
3. We need to find what fraction of her total work shift the break represents.

STEP 2

1. Define the variables.
2. Set up the fraction.
3. Simplify the fraction.

STEP 3

Define the total work shift and the break time in minutes.
- Total work shift: 300 300 minutes - Break time: 15 15 minutes

STEP 4

Set up the fraction representing the break time over the total work shift.
Fraction of work shift that is break=Break timeTotal work shift=15300\text{Fraction of work shift that is break} = \frac{\text{Break time}}{\text{Total work shift}} = \frac{15}{300}

STEP 5

Simplify the fraction 15300 \frac{15}{300} .
- Find the greatest common divisor (GCD) of 15 15 and 300 300 , which is 15 15 . - Divide both the numerator and the denominator by 15 15 .
15÷15300÷15=120\frac{15 \div 15}{300 \div 15} = \frac{1}{20}
The fraction of Jada's work shift that is her break is:
120\boxed{\frac{1}{20}}

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