Questions: A clerk processes 62 invoices in 4 hours. How many invoices can the clerk process by working at this rate for 40 hours per week for 6 weeks?
A 1,022
B 1,488
C 2,480
D 3,720
Transcript text: A clerk processes 62 invoices in 4 hours. How many invoices can the clerk process by working at this rate for 40 hours per week for 6 weeks?
A 1,022
B 1,488
C 2,480
D 3,720
Solution
Solution Steps
Step 1: Determine the Rate of Processing Invoices
First, we need to find out how many invoices the clerk processes per hour. Given that the clerk processes 62 invoices in 4 hours, we calculate the rate as follows:
Rate per hour=4 hours62 invoices=15.5 invoices per hour
Step 2: Calculate Total Hours Worked
Next, we calculate the total number of hours the clerk works over 6 weeks, given that the clerk works 40 hours per week:
Total hours=40 hours/week×6 weeks=240 hours
Step 3: Calculate Total Invoices Processed
Now, we use the rate of processing invoices to find out how many invoices the clerk can process in 240 hours:
Total invoices=15.5 invoices/hour×240 hours=3720 invoices
Final Answer
The number of invoices the clerk can process in 6 weeks is 3,720. Therefore, the answer is D.