Question

1. quinns school built a new building. it took 1.9 years to complete this building. how many hours was it from start to finish to complete this new building?

2,736 hours
41,610 hours
16,644 hours
28.9 hours

Explanation:

Step1: Recall hours in a year

A common year has 365 days, and a day has 24 hours. So hours in a year: $365\times24 = 8760$ hours.

Step2: Calculate hours in 1.9 years

Multiply hours per year by 1.9: $8760\times1.9 = 16644$ hours.

Answer:

16,644 hours (corresponding to the option "16,644 hours")