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prealgebra intermediate

Problem

Gage skated 1 hr 15 min each day for 5 days and 1 hr 30 min each day for 3 days. How many minutes would he have to skate the ninth day in order to average 85 minutes of skating each day for the entire time?
Solution
In 5 days, Gage skated for minutes, and in 3 days he skated for minutes. So, in 8 days he skated for minutes. To average 85 minutes per day for 9 days he must skate minutes, so he must skate minutes = 2 hours the ninth day.
Final answer
120