Basic College Mathematics (9th Edition)

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Chapter 10 - Statistics - 10.1 Circle Graphs - 10.1 Exercises - Page 713: 12

Answer

$\frac{48}{1440}$ = $\frac{1}{30}$

Work Step by Step

First we need to calculate the total number of minutes in a day, As in 1 day there are 24 hours and in each hour there are 60 min so total number of minutes in a day are = 24 * 60 = 1440 min People are spending 48 minutes on personal care Americans spend how much time on personal care compared to the total number of minutes in a day = $\frac{48}{1440}$ = $\frac{1}{30}$
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