My question is: The fall semester lasts 15 weeks. During the weekdays, Paris studies 3 hours a day for her classes. On the weekends, she spends 4 hours studying on Saturday and 5 hours studying on Sunday. How much time does Paris study during the semester? Your thoughts:
During the weekdays, Paris studies 3 hours a day for 5 * 3 = 15 hours. She studies 4 hours on Saturday and 5 hours on Sunday for a total of 4 + 5 = 9 hours on the weekends. If she studies 15 hours during the weekdays and 9 hours on the weekends then she studies 15 + 9 = 24 hours per week. There are 15 weeks in the fall semester and she studies 24 hours a week so she will spend 15 * 24 = 360 hours studying. The final answer: 360.