Problem of the Week - Middle School - March 7, 2021 to March 13, 2021

Middle School: 

Question: A paranormal activity hotline receives 1,000 calls per hour, 24 hours per day, for 6 weeks straight. The paranormal investigators only respond to 2% of those calls. How many calls do the investigators respond to in 6 weeks? 

Answer: 20,160 calls

Solution: If the investigators respond to 2% of the calls, they respond to 0.02 x 1,000 = 20 calls per hour. So, they respond to 20 x 24 = 480 calls per day. There are 7 days in a week, so 6 weeks if 42 days. That means that the investigators respond to 480 x 42 = 20,160 calls in 6 weeks.