Question

On average, the post office processes 45.6 letters every hour. How many letters can the office process during the 9 hours it is open? 410.4 4104 405 None of the above During Christmas, the post office opens 12 hours a day. Compared to usual days (9 hours), how many more letters can the post office process? 410.4 136.8 547.2 None of the above

Answer 1

410.4

136.8

Explanation:

Because the post office processes 45.6 letters every hour and is open 9 days an hour, it processes 45.6*9, or 410.4 letters per day. Because it is open on Christmas for 3 hours more than normal days(12-9), it produces 45.6*3, or 136.8 more letters on Christmas.

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Answer 2

A. 410.4 letters

B. 136.8 more letters

Explanation:

1.

We know that the post office processes 45.6 letters per hour. If we want to know how many letters they process in 9 hours, we can multiply 45.6 and 9.

45.6 * 9

Multiply

410.4

The post office can process 410.4 letters in 9 hours, therefore A is correct.

2.

The post office still process 45.6 letters per hour, but they are open for 12 hours. First, multiply 12 and 45.6.

12 * 45.6

547.2

We are asked to find how many more letters they can process. We need to find the difference between the letters they normally process and the letters they process on Christmas.

Christmas - normal

They process 547.2 on Christmas and 410.4 normally.

547.2 - 410.4

136.8

They process 136.8 more letters on Christmas. Therefore, choice B is correct. Thank