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A typical hour-long television program runs for 42 minutes, excluding commercials. What percent of this type of program is set aside for commercial?

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1 hour = 60 minutes
60 minutes programme - 42 minutes actual = 18 minutes commercials

18/60 = commercials
60 / 6 = 10
18 / 6 = 3

3/10 = commercials
100 / 10 = 10
3 x 10 = 30%

The answer is:

30% of the show is set aside for commericials
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