SOLUTION: A recent study shows that the average male will spend: 141,288 hours sleeping, 85,725 hours working, 81,681 hours watching tv 9'945 hours commuting 1662 hours kissing 363,447

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Question 484434: A recent study shows that the average male will spend:
141,288 hours sleeping,
85,725 hours working,
81,681 hours watching tv
9'945 hours commuting
1662 hours kissing
363,447 hours doing other tasks
To the nearest 10th percent does he spend sleeping?
PLEASE HELP AND CAN YOU TELL ME HOW TO DO IT AND THIS IS AN EXAMPLE QUESTION!
Answer by chessace(471) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1. Add all those #s up, T
2. F=141288/T is fraction sleeping
3. F*100 is %
4. Round off into first place after decimal point (##.#)