Question 341526: A professional chef’s work responsibilities include creating new dishes, shopping for ingredients and cooking the meals. On Thursday, Blake, a professional chef, spent 4 hours shopping for ingredients, 1 hour creating new dishes and 5 hours cooking the meals. If Blake’s work hours on Friday are spent approximately the same way they were on Thursday, what are the chances that at any given moment on Friday Blake will be creating new dishes or cooking the meals? Show step by step work! Give answer as a fraction in lowest terms.
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! On Thursday, Blake, a professional chef, spent 4 hours shopping for ingredients, 1 hour creating new dishes and 5 hours cooking the meals. If Blake’s work hours on Friday are spent approximately the same way they were on Thursday, what are the chances that at any given moment on Friday Blake will be creating new dishes or cooking the meals? Show step by step work! Give answer as a fraction in lowest terms.
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Total hours: 4+1+5 = 10
P(new dish or cooking) = (1+5)/10 = 6/10 = 3/5
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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