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It took Mark a total of 4 hours 40 minutes to clean the garage and cut the grass. If it took 1 hour 45 minutes to cut the grass, how long did it take him to clean the garage?


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benjaminmanus

You can get the answer by subtracting the time it took Mark to cut the grass from the total amount of time it took him to do the chores. So 4 hours and 40 minutes minus 1 hour and 45 minutes is 2 hours and 55 minutes

Whoo! I love meh some math, don't you? (sarcastic tone. :D )

To solve this you'll need to do simple subtraction. 

Step 1:
Take away the 5 from the "45"... then it's easier to solve with, just add it at the end. :)

Step 2:
Figure out how long that is 
60×4 =240 = 40 = 280 minutes. 

Step 3: Do the same for the "Grass Cutting"
60 + 40 = 100

Step 4:
100 + 5 = 105
Add on the +5 that we took away in the beginning. 

Step 5:
Subtract! :)
175 minutes. 

Step 6: 
Make it a "time" again by multiplying! Guess what, your on your on. :D

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