Mary and her friends have a half-day at school, so they plan to spend the afternoon
paddleboarding at Lake Evergreen. They want to spend the rest of the day on the water, but
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it starts to rain after paddleboarding for only of an hour! Mary is disappointed when she
realizes the sun doesn't go down for another 3 hours.
Use an equation to find the amount of time Mary planned to spend paddleboarding.

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​The amount of time Mary planned to spend paddle boarding is 7/2 hours by using fractions in equation.

A fraction is a portion of a whole or, more broadly, any number of equal parts. In day to day English, a fraction denotes the number of parts of a specific size. Fractions represent parts of a whole or group of objects. A fraction is made up of two parts. A fraction is distinguished by the slash that appears between the two numbers. We have a numerator at the top and a denominator at the bottom.

To use an equation to find the amount of time Mary planned to spend we need to use fractions in equation.

If x is the amount of time Nancy planned to spend paddle boarding,

x = 1/2 +3/1 = 7/2

​The amount of time Mary planned to spend paddle boarding is 7/2 hours.

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