Question

At a factory, a machine puts tops on bottles at a rate of 80 bottles per minute. How many tops can be put on bottles between 8:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.?

Answer 1

= 36000 caps

Explanation:

First we need to figure out how many minutes between 8 am and 3:30 pm

There are 7 hours and 30 minutes.

1 hour = 60 minutes

Multiply each by 7

7 hours = 7*60 minutes = 420 minutes

So 7 hours 30 minutes = 420 + 30 = 450 minutes

Bottle caps = rate * minutes

= 80 caps/minute * 450 minutes

= 36000 caps