Question

vincent and megan agreed to babysit their sister for 3 hours while their parents were at a play. vincent went first, while megan did her homework. then megan watched her sister so vincent could do his. in the end, vincent and megan watched their sister for the same amount of time. how long did each sibling watch their sister? write your answer as a proper fraction or mixed number. hours

Explanation:

Step1: Identify total time and number of siblings

Total babysitting time is 3 hours. There are 2 siblings (Vincent and Megan) who end up watching for the same amount of time.

Step2: Divide total time by number of siblings

To find the time each sibling watched, we divide the total time (3 hours) by the number of siblings (2). So we calculate $3\div2$.

Step3: Express the result as a fraction or mixed number

$3\div2 = \frac{3}{2}$ or as a mixed number $1\frac{1}{2}$.

Answer:

$\frac{3}{2}$ (or $1\frac{1}{2}$) hours