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Four children watch a \(90\)-minute movie together. Leo calculates \(90 \div 4 = 22.5\) and says, “Because there are four of us, each person watched only \(22.5\) minutes of the movie.” Explain why Leo’s calculation does not make sense in this situation. How long did each child actually watch the movie?
Hints
- Does the screen show the movie for only one fourth of the time to each child?
- Are the children watching one after another or at the same time?
- In what kind of situation would dividing a time by \(4\) make sense?
Solution
1. The children watch the movie at the same time, so the movie’s duration is not divided among the viewers.
2. Dividing \(90\) by \(4\) would make sense only if the \(90\) minutes were being split into four separate time periods.
3. Each child watched the entire \(90\)-minute movie.
Answer
Leo’s calculation does not make sense because all four children watched the movie at the same time. Each child watched \(90\) minutes.
