SOLUTION: A refrigerator goes on a defrost cycle for 1 hour out of every 14 hours. how many hours is this each week?

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Question 343535: A refrigerator goes on a defrost cycle for 1 hour out of every 14 hours. how many hours is this each week?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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There are 24*7 = 168 hours in a week. So this means that the refrigerator is defrosting 168/14 = 12 hours per week.