Question
A Canadian television station shows 16 minutes of commercials every hour between 8 am and 11 pm everyday. How many minutes of commercials are there on the station between 8 am and 11 pm in 365 days?
Answers
Ms. Sue
16 * 13 * 365 = ?
Where would the 13 come from?
Ms. Sue
How many hours are there between 8 a.m. and 11 p.m.?
Isn't that 15 hours?
Ms. Sue
Oops -- I just realized that I can't add in my head. :-(
Yes, it's 15 hours. Sorry.
Yes, it's 15 hours. Sorry.
Yes it would be 15 hours.
Oh, haha, thank you! :)