Question

40% of a nurse’s time is spent dispensing medicine to patients. If 16 hours per week is spent dispending medicine, how many hours does the nurse work?

Answer 1

40% = 16 hours
Need to find 60%
10% = 16 / 4
= 4
60% = 4 * 6
= 24 hours

Total hours = 24 + 16
= 40