In a​ 24-hour day, Jackson sleeps for 8 ​hours, works for 6 ​hours, and goes to school and studies for 6 hours.

Question

​(a) What percent of the time does Jackson​ sleep?

​(b) What percent of the time does Jackson​ work?

​(c) What percent of the time does Jackson

go to school and studygo to school and study​?

​(a) Jackson sleeps _​%

of the time.

​(Round to two decimal places as​ needed.)

Answer 1

a) The fraction of time that he sleeps is 8

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In decimal form 8 is equivalent to 0.33 , In percent form, 0.33 * 100 = 33%

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b) The fraction of time that he works is 6

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In decimal form 6 is equivalent to 0.25 , In percent form, 0.25 * 100 = 25%

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c) The fraction of time that he goes to school or studies is also 6

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In decimal form 6 is equivalent to 0.25 , In percent form, 0.25 * 100 = 25%

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