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Problem
Handy Aaron helped a neighbor 
hours on Monday, 
minutes on Tuesday, from 8:20 to 10:45 on Wednesday morning, and a half-hour on Friday. He is paid 
per hour. How much did he earn for the week?
Solution
Convert everything to minutes and add them together. On Monday he worked for 
minutes. On Tuesday he worked minutes. On Wednesday he worked for 
hours 
minutes, or 
minutes. On Friday he worked 
minutes. In total he worked for 
minutes, or 
hours and 
.
See Also
| 2004 AMC 8 (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
| Preceded by Problem 9 |
Followed by Problem 11 | |
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| All AJHSME/AMC 8 Problems and Solutions | ||
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