Answer:
146 hours
Step-by-step explanation:
GIVEN: A canadian TV station shows [tex]16[/tex] minutes of commercials every hour between [tex]8[/tex] am and [tex]11[/tex] pm every day.
TO FIND: How many minutes of commercials are there on the station between [tex]8[/tex] am and [tex]11[/tex] pm in [tex]365[/tex] days.
SOLUTION:
Total hours during which commercial is shown in a day [tex]=23-8=15[/tex] hours
Total time for which commercial is shown in a day [tex]=15\times16[/tex] minutes
[tex]=240\text{ minutes}=4\text{ hours}[/tex]
Total time for which commercial is there on station in a year[tex]=365\times4[/tex]
[tex]=146\text{ hours}[/tex]
Hence commercials are there on station for 146 hours in 365 days.
