joe began work at 7:00 a.m He took off an hour to go home for lunch He didnt finish his work until 9:00 p.m how many hours did joe work

Mathematics · High School · Tue Nov 03 2020

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Given :

Joe began work at 7:00 a.m.

Joe finished his work at 9:00pm which can be written as 21:00 in 24-hour clock.

Now, total work time = 21:00 - 7:00

= 14:00

Lunch time = 1 hour

So, hours worked by Joe = 14:00 - 1:00

= 13:00

 

Hence, Joe worked for 13 hours.