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10. Tom worked 16 hours picking up garbage along the roadside. This is 65% of his
requirement for community service. How many hours is he required to do? Round to the nearest
hour.


Sagot :

Final answer:

Tom is required to do 25 hours of community service based on working 16 hours which is 65% of the requirement.


Explanation:

To determine how many hours Tom is required to do for community service:

  1. Calculate the total hours of community service he needs by dividing the hours he worked by the percentage completed: [tex]$16 ext{ hours} imes rac{100}{65} ext{ percent} imes rac{1}{100} = 24.61 ext{ hours}$[/tex]
  2. Rounding to the nearest hour, Tom is required to do 25 hours of community service.

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