Questions: Use the information in the table below to answer this question.
Inmate J's Morning Schedule
Time Inmate Duration
8:00 a.m. cleaning duty 20 minutes
8:35 a.m. breakfast 45 minutes
9:40 a.m. laundry duty 35 minutes
10:25 a.m. daily exercise 55 minutes
11:45 a.m. lunch 45 minutes
The table above provides Inmate J's morning schedule. Which two activities have ONLY a 10 minute break between them?
A. laundry duty and daily exercise
B. cleaning duty and breakfast
C. breakfast and laundry duty
D. daily exercise and lunch
Transcript text: Use the information in the table below to answer this question.
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\multicolumn{3}{c}{ Inmate J's Morning.Schedule } \\
Time & Inmate & Duration \\
\hline 8:00 a.m. & cleaning duty & 20 minutes \\
8:35 a.m. & breakfast & 45 minutes \\
9:40 a.m. & laundry duty & 35 minutes \\
10:25 a.m. & daily exercise & 55 minutes \\
11:45 a.m. & lunch & 45 minutes \\
\hline
\end{tabular}
The table above provides Inmate J's morning schedule. Which two activities have ONLY a 10 minute break between them?
A. laundry duty and daily exercise
B. cleaning duty and breakfast
C. breakfast and laundry duty
D. daily exercise and lunch
Solution
Solution Steps
Step 1: Analyze the Schedule
First, we need to analyze the schedule provided in the table to determine the start and end times of each activity.
Cleaning duty: Starts at 8:00 a.m. and lasts for 20 minutes, ending at 8:20 a.m.
Breakfast: Starts at 8:35 a.m. and lasts for 45 minutes, ending at 9:20 a.m.
Laundry duty: Starts at 9:40 a.m. and lasts for 35 minutes, ending at 10:15 a.m.
Daily exercise: Starts at 10:25 a.m. and lasts for 55 minutes, ending at 11:20 a.m.
Lunch: Starts at 11:45 a.m. and lasts for 45 minutes, ending at 12:30 p.m.
Step 2: Calculate Breaks Between Activities
Next, we calculate the breaks between the end of one activity and the start of the next:
Between cleaning duty and breakfast: 8:20 a.m. to 8:35 a.m. = 15 minutes
Between breakfast and laundry duty: 9:20 a.m. to 9:40 a.m. = 20 minutes
Between laundry duty and daily exercise: 10:15 a.m. to 10:25 a.m. = 10 minutes
Between daily exercise and lunch: 11:20 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. = 25 minutes
Step 3: Identify the Activities with a 10-Minute Break
From the calculations above, the only pair of activities with a 10-minute break between them is:
Laundry duty and daily exercise: 10:15 a.m. to 10:25 a.m.