Johnno's parents spend a long time at the club, and he plays games when they aren't at home instead of doing his schoolwork. If he plays 6 hours of games on a weekday evening until they come home and 8 hours on weekends, how many hours of games does he play each week? How many in the average month?
Answer (1)
To find out how many hours Johnno spends playing games each week, we need to consider both weekdays and weekends separately, then add them together.
Weekdays:
There are 5 weekdays in a week.
Johnno plays games for 6 hours each weekday evening.
Total hours of games on weekdays = 5 days × 6 hours = 30 hours.
Weekends:
There are 2 weekend days (Saturday and Sunday).
Johnno plays games for 8 hours each day on the weekend.
Total hours of games on weekends = 2 days × 8 hours = 16 hours.
Total Weekly Hours:
Add the weekday and weekend hours together: 30 hours (weekdays) + 16 hours (weekends) = 46 hours a week.
To find out how many hours he plays in an average month, we will need to consider the number of weeks in a month. Generally, there are about 4 weeks in a month.
Total Monthly Hours:
Multiply the weekly hours by the number of weeks in the month: 46 hours/week × 4 weeks/month = 184 hours a month.
Therefore, Johnno plays approximately 46 hours of games each week and about 184 hours in an average month.
