Asked by julie

Jake has decided to give a bonus to the employee who has worked the greatest total number of hours over the past six months. Four candidates are currently up for consideration. The following graph shows how many hours each one has worked over the past six months.
A graph titled Hours Worked has name on the x-axis and Hours on the y-axis. For October: Vince, 130; Claire, 129; Joey, 134; Katharine, 122. For November: Vince, 135; Claire, 130; Joey, 121; Katherine, 131. For December: Vince, 131; Claire, 125; Joey, 119; Katherine, 134. For January: Vince, 133; Claire, 126; Joey, 127; Katharine, 133. For February: Vince, 134; Claire, 121; Joey, 132; Katharine, 115. For March: Vince, 118; Claire, 133; Joey, 134; Katharine, 140.
To which employee will Jake give the bonus?
a.
Vince
b.
Claire
c.
Joey
d.
Katharine

All Answers 1

Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Compute each person's total over the six months:

- Vince: 130+135+131+133+134+118 = 781
- Claire: 129+130+125+126+121+133 = 764
- Joey: 134+121+119+127+132+134 = 767
- Katharine: 122+131+134+133+115+140 = 775

Vince has the greatest total (781), so answer: a. Vince.