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How many articles does the average American read in a month?

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Clarifying scope:

What is the definition of an article – 

  • Newpaper, magazine, journal, research paper - Yes
  • Books? - No
  • Article is short piece of information
  • Does it include office presentations - Yes
  • Internal office documents - Yes
  • Online and Offline both -? – Yes

                                               

 Main formula 

Articles read by an avg American / month = Reading hours / month * Avg reading time per doc

 

Reading hours / month

 

Total hours/ day

Work hours

Work reading hours

Post work reading hours

(weekdays/ weekends)

Total reading hours/ month

Avid readers:

(20%)

24

9

3

4 hrs/ 8 hrs

154+64=218

Average readers (40%)

24

9

2

2 hrs/ 2 hrs

88+16=104

Poor readers

(40%)

24

9

2

0 hrs/ 0 hrs

44+0=44

  

 

Avg reading time per doc (min)

Avid readers:

(20%)

3

Average readers (40%)

5

Poor readers

(40%)

8

 

 

Articles read per month

Avid readers:

(20%

73*60 =4320

Average readers (40%)

21*60=1260

Poor readers

(40%)

6*60=360

 

Average =860+520+ 140 = 1500 articles / month

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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You should divide your last answer by 3 to make it an average.

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