Question

6. You begin work at 8:30 am. You take an unpaid lunch break from 11:45 am to 12:30 pm

You also take two 15-minute unpaid coffee breaks during the day. Your work day ends
at 5:00 pm. How many hours are you paid?
a) Express your answer in hours and minutes.
b) Express your answer as a decimal in hours only.​

Answer 1

7 hours 15 minutes

7.25 hours

Explanation:

Break from 11:45 am to 12:30 pm = 45 minutes

Two 15-minute unpaid coffee breaks during the day = 30 minutes

Total break hours = 45 minutes + 30 minutes

= 1 hour 15 minutes

Total work day hours from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm = 8 hours 30 minutes

How many hours are you paid?

Total hours paid = Total work day hours - Total unpaid break hours

= 8 hours 30 minutes - 1 hour 15 minutes

= 7 hours 15 minutes

b) Express your answer as a decimal in hours only

7 hours 15 minutes as a decimal

15 minutes to hour = 60 minutes/15 minutes

= 1/4

= 0.25 hours

7 hours 15 minutes as a decimal = 7 hours + 0.25 hours

= 7.25 hours