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Problem

Abigail's mom said she will be home from work in 65 minutes. It is 4:27 p.m., and Abigail has dance practice at 6:00 p.m.
How much time will Abigail have between the time that her mom gets home from work and the beginning of dance practice?
  • Your answer should be
  • an integer, like 6
  • an exact decimal, like 0.75
  • a simplified proper fraction, like 3/5
  • a simplified improper fraction, like 7/4
  • a mixed number, like 1 3/4
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