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Jane watched one television program for 1/4 of an hour and then changed channels to watch another program for 20 min. Write an equation to describe the fraction of an hour that Jane watched television

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Jane's TV watching = \(\frac{1}{4}hours + 20mins\)
=\(\frac{1}{4}hours + (20mins)( \frac{1hour}{60mins})\)
=\(\frac{1}{4}hours + \frac{1}{3}hours\)
=\(\frac{3}{12}hours + \frac{4}{12}hours\)
=\(\frac{7}{12}hours\)

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