Math in the Workplace - Numbers & Operations
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
Government Agency
Emergency Operations Coordinator
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Job Description: Coordinates logistical support for natural disasters and movement of incident support resources. |
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Problem:
The company has been asked to help fight a fire in the Phoenix, Arizona area. How much it will cost to fly a Boeing 787 from the Boise Airport to Phoenix, Arizona to assist in this fire fighting effort?
Flight time to Phoenix is 1 hour and 47 minutes. Cost to fly one hour is $3,833.
 BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
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Solution:
1. Convert flight time in minutes to hundredths.
| 47 minutes x |
1 hour
60 minutes |
= 0.78 hours + 1 hour = 1.78 hours |
or...
107 minutes x 1.6667 (converts minutes to hundredths) = 1.78 hours
2. Total flight time = 1.78 hr
1.78 hr x $3,833/hour = $6,822.74 (cost to fly)