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Abiola left for work at 7.30a.m. On her way she wasted 20 minutes waiting for her friend and finally got to work at 8.20a.m. The work closes at 4p.m., but she stayed at work for 1 hou watching African Magic film on DSTV channel, and got back home at 6p.m. For how long did she stay at work?



User Li Jinyao
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Answer:

Abiola stayed at work for 8 hours and 40 minutes.

Explanation:

Abiola wasted 20 minutes waiting for her friend, so she actually left for work at 7:50 am (7:30 am + 20 minutes).

She arrived at work at 8:20 am, so she spent 30 minutes (8:20 am - 7:50 am) traveling to work.

Abiola worked from 8:20 am to 4:00 pm, which is a total of 7 hours and 40 minutes (4:00 pm - 8:20 am).

She then stayed at work for an additional 1 hour to watch African Magic, so in total, she was at work for 8 hours and 40 minutes (7 hours and 40 minutes of work + 1 hour of watching African Magic).

Therefore, Abiola stayed at work for 8 hours and 40 minutes.

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