Answer :
Final answer:
Mai should volunteer 3/4 hour each day from Monday through Thursday to reach a total of 12 hours of volunteering at the animal shelter for the week.
Explanation:
Mai wants to volunteer a total of 12 hours at the animal shelter this week. She plans to volunteer 8 hours over the weekend, divided into 2 days, and 1 hour on Friday.
To determine the number of hours she should volunteer each day from Monday through Thursday, we need to subtract the hours already allocated from the total 12 hours.
Therefore, Mai should volunteer (12 - 8 - 1) / 4 = 3/4 hour each day from Monday through Thursday.
