Your special project budget was for 1,000 hours of part-time nurses’ services at $40 per hour, for a total cost of $40,000.

To calculate the number of part-time nurses' services, you would divide the total cost of $40,000 by the cost per hour of $40.

Number of part-time nurses' services = Total cost / Cost per hour

Substituting the given values:

Number of part-time nurses' services = $40,000 / $40

Now, dividing $40,000 by $40:

Number of part-time nurses' services = 1000

So, the special project budget was for 1,000 hours of part-time nurses' services.