Question

Shelley reads 40 business proposals between 6 am and 11 am. On average how many business proposal did she read per hour

Answer 1

8 per hour

Explanation:

How many hours from 6am to 11am? 5 hours

Divide 40 by 5

40 ÷ 5 = 8

Answer 2

2.35 an hour

Explanation:

First you have to find out how many hours are between 6am and 11pm. Which is 17 hours, and you already know Shelley read 40 business proposals. There for you divide 40 by 17 to get your hourly rate of ready business proposals which gives you exactly 2.35294118. To simplify you can say 2.35 per hour or 2.4 per hour.