Cal pays his employees weekly. He would like to start paying

Question

them four times the weekly amount on a monthly basis. Is a month
equivalent to four weeks? Explain.

Answer 1

No, a month is not equivalent to four weeks. A month typically has either 30 or 31 days, while a week consists of only seven days. Therefore, making a monthly payment of four times the weekly amount would result in paying the employees more than they would earn in a month if the ratio of 4:1 is applied consistently across all weeks. To accurately calculate a monthly payment, one needs to consider the number of days in the specific month being paid.