Josh has soccer practice on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.  He has band practice on Tuesday and Thursday from 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.  From Monday to Friday, how many hours does Josh spend on extracurricular activities?
Josh practices soccer 2 hours x 3 days = 
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<output>6</output>
6 hours.
He practices band 1.5 hours x 2 days = 
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<output>3</output>
3 hours.
From Monday to Friday, on extracurricular activities, Josh spends 6 + 3 = 
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<output>9</output>
9 hours.

<result>9</result>