Geography The United States can be divided into 5 geographical regions: Northeast, Southwest, West, Southeast, and Midwest. A teacher plans 3 hours to discuss the 5 regions equally. For how many hours will the class discuss each region? Draw a visual mod to represent the situation and find the quotient.

To solve the problem, we need to determine how many hours the class will discuss each of the 5 geographical regions when the total time allocated is 3 hours. ### Step 1: Identify the known conditions - Total time for discussion: 3 hours - Number of regions: 5 (Northeast, Southwest, West, Southeast, Midwest) ### Step 2: Calculate the time spent on each region To find out how many hours will be spent on each region, we will divide the total time by the number of regions. \[ \text{Time per region} = \frac{\text{Total time}}{\text{Number of regions}} = \frac{3 \text{ hours}}{5} \] ### Step 3: Perform the division Now, we will calculate the quotient: \[ \text{Time per region} = \frac{3}{5} \text{ hours} \] ### Step 4: Visual representation To visually represent the situation, we can use a pie chart or a bar graph. Since I cannot draw directly, I will describe how you can visualize it: - **Pie Chart**: Divide a circle into 5 equal sections, each representing one of the regions. Each section will represent \(\frac{3}{5}\) hours of discussion time. - **Bar Graph**: Draw 5 bars of equal height, each labeled with one of the regions. The height of each bar will represent \(\frac{3}{5}\) hours. ### Final Answer The class will discuss each region for \(\frac{3}{5}\) hours, which is equivalent to 0.6 hours or 36 minutes.