Hector school is holding a fitness challenge. Students are encouraged to exercise at least 2 1/2 hours per week Hector exercises about the same number of hours each week during a four week period he exercises for 11 1/2 hours Hector wants to compare his exercise rate with the fitness rate how many hours per week does Hector exercise?
To find out how many hours per week Hector exercises, we need to divide the total number of hours he exercised during the four-week period by the number of weeks in that period.
11 1/2 hours / 4 weeks = 2 7/8 hours per week
Therefore, Hector exercises approximately 2 7/8 hours per week, which is slightly more than the recommended 2 1/2 hours per week.