document.write( "Question 1143396: A ten minute coffee break each day totals x hrs. per year, equals a vacation. Determine hrs.\r
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document.write( "I am using an 8 hr. work day, 5 days per week.\r
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document.write( "8 hrs. = 480 min.\r
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document.write( "10 / 480 = .0208333 hrs.\r
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document.write( ".0208333 * 5 * 52 wks. / yr. = 5.4166 hrs.\r
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document.write( "Not correct. Where did I make the errors? Non-homework. \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #764190 by greenestamps(13200)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \n" ); document.write( "The idea for your final calculation is correct: hours per day, times days per week, times weeks per year, equals hours per year. \n" ); document.write( "And of course the 5 days per week and the 52 weeks per year are correct. \n" ); document.write( "But your calculation of hours per day is nonsense.... \n" ); document.write( "(1) You don't want to convert hours to minutes; minutes are not involved in the answer. \n" ); document.write( "(2) The coffee breaks are one per day for 10 minutes. Convert that 10 minutes per day to number of hours \"x\" per day and then do your final calculation: \n" ); document.write( "x hours per day, times 5 days per week, times 52 weeks per year \n" ); document.write( " |