If typical American workers sleep about eight hours a night and take two weeks of vacation a year,they spend __________ of their waking hours at work.

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There are 24 hours in a day, and assuming the average American worker is awake for 16 hours a day (24-8=16), then they spend 5/7 or roughly 71% of their waking hours on workdays at work. Assuming a typical workweek is 5 days a week, and assuming the average American worker gets 2 weeks of vacation (10 workdays) a year, they work roughly 240 days a year (250-10=240). Therefore, they spend about 30% of their waking hours (0.71 x 240/365 = 0.467) at work on an annual basis.

If Typical American Workers Sleep About Eight Hours a Night