Question

You work at a grocery store part-time. You estimate that you spend 3/5 of your time stocking shelves. You work 20 hours each week; how many hours of your work do you spend stocking shelves? (Show work)

A. 8 hours
B. 10 hours
C. 12 hours
D. 15 hours

Answer 1

To calculate the hours spent stocking shelves when working 20 hours a week and spending 3/5 of the time stocking, multiply the total hours by 3/5 to get 12 hours.

Step-by-step explanation:

The student has asked how many hours are spent stocking shelves if they work 20 hours a week and spend 3/5 of their time stocking. To find this, we can multiply the total hours worked by the fraction of time spent stocking:

• Time spent stocking = Total hours worked × Fraction of time stocking
• Time spent stocking = 20 hours × 3/5
• Time spent stocking = (20 × 3) / 5
• Time spent stocking = 60 / 5
• Time spent stocking = 12 hours

So, the answer is 12 hours (Option C).