Question

a. Deborah spends 1/5 of her consulting time writing grant proposals. If she spends 48 hours per monthwriting grant proposals, how much time does she spend on consulting work?

Answer 1

240 hours

Step-by-step explanation:

Deborah spends 1/5 of her consulting time writing grant proposals.

Hours per month spent writing grant proposals = 48 hours

Let her total consulting time = x

It means that:

`(1)/(5)\text{ of x}=48`

We then solve for x.

`\begin{gathered} (x)/(5)=48 \\ \text{cross multiply} \\ x=48*5 \\ x=240\text{ hours} \end{gathered}`

We conclude that Deborah spends 240 hours per month on consulting work.