Answer:
[tex] \boxed{4 \frac{1}{4} \: \: hours}[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
Time spent in studies = [tex]1 \frac{3}{4} [/tex]
Time spent in playing cricket = [tex]2 \frac{1}{2} [/tex]
Now, let's find the hours that he spent at all:
[tex] \mathsf {1 \frac{3}{4} + 2 \frac{1}{2} }[/tex]
Convert mixed fraction into improper fraction
[tex] \mathsf{ = \frac{7}{4} + \frac{5}{2} }[/tex]
Take the LCM
[tex] \mathsf{ = \frac{7 + 5 \times 2}{4} }[/tex]
Multiply the numbers
[tex] \mathsf{ = \frac{7 + 10}{4} }[/tex]
Add the numbers
[tex] \mathsf{ = \frac{17}{4} }[/tex]
Convert the improper fraction into mixed fraction
[tex] \mathsf{ = 4 \frac{1}{4} }[/tex] hours
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