Your computer server recently crashed and you need to make changes to a large manual. The manual contains approximately 16,000 words. A clerk types 4,160 words in one hour and 20 minutes. The salary and benefits for the clerk cost the firm approximately $17.65/hour. How much will recreating the manual cost the firm?
$68.28
$308.01
$90.51
$5,420

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@JustSaiyan

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Divide 16,000 by the clerks capacity which is 4,160 to get how many “1 hour and 20 minutes” it would take. Multiply the number you get by 1 hour and 20 mine or 80 minutes. Covert into hours then multiply by $17.65.
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so convert 80 to 1 hour 20 mins and then multiply it by 17.65 to get my answer?

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@Shadow

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You need to know how long it will take the clerk. Since he needs to do 16,000 words and his capacity is 4,160 words every 80 minutes (or 1 hour an 20min) you need to find out how many times 4,160 goes into 16,000 to figure out how long it will take the clerk.