Question

each year, malcolm earns 120 hours of vacation time at his job. there are 52 weeks in a year. what is the approximate number of hours of vacation time that malcolm earns each week?
0.4 hours per week
2.3 hours per week
4.3 hours per week
0.2 hours per week

Explanation:

Step1: Identify the formula

To find the number of hours per week, we use the formula: Hours per week = Total vacation hours / Number of weeks.

Step2: Substitute the values

Total vacation hours = 120, Number of weeks = 52. So we calculate $\frac{120}{52}$.

Step3: Perform the division

$\frac{120}{52} \approx 2.3$ (rounded to one decimal place).

Answer:

2.3 hours per week (the option with "2.3 hours per week")