Answer:
Samantha spent 24 minutes on language arts.
Step-by-step explanation:
So, 60% = 3/5.
Since Samantha spent 40 minutes in total for homework, the 40 minutes would be the denominator. Let's have the variable "x" equal how many minutes she spent on language arts. If we line up the fractions, it will be like this:
3/5 = x/40
Since we know 5 x 8 = 40, we would also multiply the numerator by 8.
3 x 8 =24.
So, Samantha spent 24/40 minutes on ELA, which is 60% of the total time.
