Question

Brad volunteers at the nursing home each Saturday for 40 minutes and each Sunday for 30 minutes. He takes two weeks off for vacation each year. How many minutes does Brad volunteer in one year?

Answer 1

3500

Explanation:

Assuming a year with 52 full weekends only, Brad will work 70 minutes for each of 50 weekends. His total time is ...

(70 min/weekend)×(50 weekends) = 3500 min

Brad volunteers 3500 minutes in one year.

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A year may have 1 or 2 extra days beyond 52 weeks, so may have 1 or 2 additional days Brad volunteers. We have assumed the case where the extra days are not ones that Brad works.