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Years and months


                  1    The duration to complete three phases of
                      Indah Housing Project is shown below.















                                                             1
                                 1
                  Phase 1      2   years      Phase 2      3   years      Phase 3     5 years 9 months
                                2                           4

                       a  Calculate the total duration for Phase 1 and Phase 2.
                                           1
                             1
                           2   years + 3   years =          years
                             2            4
                                                                              1
                                               1
                                 1
                               2   years + 3   years = 2    1 × 2   years + 3   years
                                 2            4             2 × 2             4
                                                                          1
                                                            2
                                                        = 2   years + 3   years
                                                            4             4
                                                            3
                                                        = 5   years
                                                            4
                                                         3
                             1
                                           1
                           2   years + 3   years =  5    years
                             2            4              4
                                                                                 3
                           The total duration for Phase 1 and Phase 2 is 5   years.
                                                                                 4
                       b  Determine the total duration, in years and months,
                           for Phase 1 and Phase 3.
                                                                                                  Is the
                             1
                           2   years + 5 years 9 months =             years        months      calculation
                             2                                                                   correct?
                                                    7 years 14 months                            Discuss.
                                  year month
                                    2       5       = 7 years + 12 months + 2 months
                                + 5         9       = 7 years + 1 year + 2 months
                                    7       14      = 8 years 2 months




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                                   • Stress that   is equal to 0.5 and relate that   year is equal to
                           4.3.1 (iii)         2                             2
                                     6 months.
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