How do I work out theses fractions

How do I work out theses fractions

Postby Dazzybee » Mon Mar 10, 2025 1:41 am

I want to work out fractions over 4 quarters as follows for some staff
Q1: 5th Jan – 28th Jan 86 days
Q2: 1st March – 30th June 90 days
Q3: 1st July - 30th September 92 days
Q4: 1st Oct - 31st December 92 days
Employee 1 – Works the full 5 days pw for Team 1 in 1st Quarter, goes to team 2 for Q2 then returns to Team 1 for Q3 & Q4 –
Are the fractions Q1 – 0 , Q2 - 0.51, Q3 – 0.34, Q4 – 0.25 ???
Employee 2 – Works for 54 days out of 86 in Q1 for team 3, then moves to team 4 for rest of the year, what are the fractions for each quarter for team 3 & team 4.
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Re: How do I work out theses fractions

Postby aminfatwa » Tue Mar 18, 2025 8:43 am

Here’s the breakdown of the fractions:

Employee 1:
Q1: Works full time for Team 1 → Fraction = 1
Q2: Moves to Team 2 → Fraction for Team 2 = 1
Q3: Returns to Team 1 → Fraction for Team 1 = 1
Q4: Continues in Team 1 → Fraction for Team 1 = 1
Corrected fractions:

Q1: 1
Q2: 1
Q3: 1
Q4: 1
Your original fractions don’t seem correct. It looks like you might be calculating based on a different logic—let me know if you need a different approach!

Employee 2:
Q1: Worked 54 out of 86 days for Team 3 → Fraction = 54/86 ≈ 0.63
Team 3: 0.63
Team 4: 0.37 (since remaining 32 days were for Team 4)
Q2: Full quarter for Team 4 → Fraction = 1
Q3: Full quarter for Team 4 → Fraction = 1
Q4: Full quarter for Team 4 → Fraction = 1
Final breakdown for Employee 2:

Q1: Team 3 = 0.63, Team 4 = 0.37
Q2: Team 4 = 1
Q3: Team 4 = 1
Q4: Team 4 = 1

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