High School

Vanessa typically works 8 hours per day in a normal 5-day workweek. Last week, however, Vanessa had to take 90 minutes off on Tuesday, 45 minutes off on Thursday, and she left two and a half hours early on Friday. How many hours did Vanessa work last week?

Answer :

The total number of hours Vanessa work in a week is:



total work hours = (8 hours / day) * 5 day / week



total work hours = 40 hours per week



The total number of hours she did not work:



total hours did not work = (90 minutes)(1 hour / 60
minutes) + (45 minutes)(1 hour / 60 minutes) + 2.5 hours



total hours did not work = 4.75 hours



The amount of hours Vanessa work last week can be
calculated using the formula:



work hours = total work hours - total hours did not work



work hours = 40 hours – 4.75 hours



work hours = 35.25 hours