A football game has 4 quarters of 15 minutes. Today's game has 8 minutes left to play. How long have the team's played in the game? *10 points44505256

1. Break Down the Problem

To find out how long the team's played in the game, we need to calculate the total duration of the game and then subtract the remaining time.

2. Relevant Concepts

• The game has 4 quarters, each lasting 15 minutes.
• Total game time = Number of quarters × Duration of each quarter.

3. Analysis and Detail

1. Calculate the total time of the game: $\text{Total Time} = 4 \times 15 \text{ minutes} = 60 \text{ minutes}$
2. Given that there are 8 minutes left to play, we can calculate the time already played: $\text{Played Time} = \text{Total Time} - \text{Remaining Time} = 60 \text{ minutes} - 8 \text{ minutes} = 52 \text{ minutes}$

4. Verify and Summarize

We calculated the total time of the game to be 60 minutes and confirmed the remaining time is 8 minutes. Thus, verifying that the time played is $60 - 8 = 52$ minutes.

Final Answer

The teams have played for 52 minutes in the game.