A business estimates that employees use 15% of possible workdays for vacation or illness. An employee is scheduled to work 240 days in one year. How many of those days does the business estimate will be used for vacation or illness?

Question

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24
36
48

Answer 1

To estimate the number of workdays an employee will use for vacation or illness, you can calculate 15% of the total scheduled workdays.

Given:

• Total scheduled workdays = 240
• Percentage used for vacation or illness = 15%

Calculation: \[ \text{Days used for vacation or illness} = \text{Total workdays} \times \left(\frac{\text{Percentage}}{100}\right) \] \[ \text{Days used} = 240 \times 0.15 = 36 \]

Therefore, the business estimates that an employee will use 36 days for vacation or illness.

The correct answer is 36.