How the bejesus do I do this maths?

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Feels like it should be simple but my usually quite good at maths brain is t working!

I need to work out owed holiday.

I get 5h of holiday for every 40h worked

I have all my hours worked since last October added up

How to I work out what I would be owed!?

12.5% of your overall hours I think

Divide the total number of hours you've worked by 8.

Would it be an 8th (1/8) of your total hours worked?

I get 5h of holiday for every 40h worked

Or 1h of holiday for every 8h worked. So divide your total hours worked by 8.

Divine by 40, multiply by 5

Lets see how many different ways this can be done

Multiply the number of hours worked by 5 and divide by 40.

Divide your total hours by 40 then multiply the outcome by 5 (i.e. work out one-eighth or 12.5% of your total hours).

If it helps you be confident you've got it right then divide your total hours by 40, then multiply that number by 5.

But both methods above also work.