If a factory can produce 6.6 meters of copper wire a minute, how many meters of wire can the factory produce in a 12 hour work day, provided the factory shuts down for a half hour lunch?

Explanation

Compute the number of hours worked:
12 hours – 30 minutes = 11 hours and 30 minutes = 11 hours + 30 minutes
Convert the time to minutes:
(11 * 60) + 30 = 660 + 30 = 690 minutes
To calculate the length of wire produced:
Length of wire = 6.6 meters/minute x 690 minutes = 6.6 * 690 = 4554 meters

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