Answer:
He spent ⅓ of the time on the remaining three questions.
Step-by-step explanation:
Let's first figure out what the question gives us, and what we need to find.
Given:
Test - 2 hours, 5 questions
Candidate - 80 minutes, 2 questions
Find:
Fraction of time he spent on remaining three questions
Start by finding the fraction of time that he spent on the first two questions.
Set up an unit converter to convert two hours to minutes.
[tex]2$ hours($\frac{60\text{ minutes}}{1 \text{ hour}})=2\cdot 60\text{ minutes}=120$ minutes[/tex]
Let "x" represent the fraction of time the candidate spent on the first two questions...
[tex]x=\frac{\text{Amount of Time spent on First Two Questions}}{\text{Total Time}}\\x=\frac{80\text{ minutes}}{120\text{ minutes}}[/tex]
[tex]x=\frac{80}{120}[/tex]
[tex]x=\frac{8}{12}[/tex]
[tex]x=\frac{2}{3}[/tex]
Let "y" represent the fraction of time the candidate spent on the remaining three questions...
[tex]y=1-\text{Fraction of Time spent on First Two Questions}\\y=1-\frac{2}{3}\\[/tex]
[tex]y=\frac{3}{3}-\frac{2}{3}\\[/tex]
[tex]y=\frac{1}{3}[/tex]
He spent ⅓ of the time on the remaining three questions.
