An automobile maker has an order for 7,500 new cars to be delivered in one week. Each car must be fitted with a new hood ornament that requires 1 hour and 15 minutes to install. Assuming the factory operates on a standard workweek shift (8 hours per day for 5 days), how many workers must be assigned this job to meet the deadline?

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Destinee Bryant

21 April, 06:54

An automobile maker has an order for 7,500 new cars to be delivered in one week. Each car must be fitted with a new hood ornament that requires 1 hour and 15 minutes to install. Assuming the factory operates on a standard workweek shift (8 hours per day for 5 days), how many workers must be assigned this job to meet the deadline?

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Judith Hebert · Answer 1

Time to fit 7500 cars = 7500 * 1.25 hoursnumber of hours available in week = 40 hoursnumber of workers needed = 7500 * 1.25 / 40 = 234.4number required = 235