Question

Samuel, a county social worker, helps county residents who are struggling with different issues. He uses “c” to indicate client hours and “o” to indicate other work in his time log. Samuel logs the following hours for the week:

Monday: 6 c, 4 o
Tuesday: 8 c, 2 o
Wednesday: 9 c, 1 o
Thursday: 7 c, 3 o
Friday: Off


What percent of his time did Samuel spend with clients on Thursday?

Answer 1

70%

Explanation:

Out of 7+3 = 10 total hours Samuel logged on Thursday, 7 were spent with clients. The fraction of hours spent with clients was ...

client hours / total hours = 7/10

Multiplying by 100% converts that to a percentage:

Thursday client time = 7/10 × 100% = 70%