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eve1974 | 20:10 Sun 05th Jan 2020 | Business & Finance
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Recently the Answerbank has come to my rescue (again) helping work out some basic maths.

I need help again please:

If a person accrues 1 weeks annual leave for ever 4 months they work and leaves after 9 months how many days are they entitled to?

Please will you also show how you came to your answer ?

PS - I know this annual leave isn't the same as the gov statutory allowance but please only work n the figures as above.

THANKS TO YOU ALL
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4/9 = 2.25
sorry 9/4 = 2.25
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ToraToraTora thanks - does this mean 2.5 weeks?
Depends on the rules. Are fractions of days or weeks allowed ? Do you start accumulating from day 1 ?

9 / 4 = 2.25 weeks (presumably 5 day working weeks)
2.25 ×5 = 11.25 days.
The answer could be 2 weeks if you only get 1 week's leave for each full 4 months' work you do. You need to check the conditions carefully.
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2 and a quarter
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Old_Geezer yes fractions of weeks are allowed and leave accrues from day 1

Thank you for your help!
Of course, the entitlement might be one week for every COMPLETED four months....so only two weeks, unless other terms and conditions also come into play.
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TonyV - no text books - I'm 45 but I have struggled with simple maths all my life! Also struggle with left vs right and telling time on old fashioned clock... Its only in recent years that I've heard of dyscalculia and I reckon perhaps that's my problem. I did really well at languages in school (way above average) but flunked maths throughout....despite all the extra lessons my parents paid for
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thanks gingebee
...I see bhg was thinking on the same lines as me.....
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2 weeks for the first 8 months then 1/4 week for the last month so 11 3/4 days.
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Tora hahhaha re Diane abbott....!!!! luckily for me the only person I need to work maths out for is me... but being so useless at any sums even simple ones like working out money change ...has been a challenge in my life. No jokes
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TY bhg and jackdaw too.
I think you meant 11 and a quarter (not 11 and three quarters), Jackdaw
Sorry eve if you found my remarks were disparaging. I just assumed it was homework as you often post your maths questions on a weekend.
Ok eve we all have our forte in education, mine was maths and science, I really struggled with English.
Correct, FF. I had divided 7 by 4 instead of 5 by 4.

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