Question

a processing machine crushes 3 1/4 kilograms of dry fruits in 3/4 minutes what is the rate In kilograms per minute at which the machine crushes fruit?

Answer 1

Since we're looking for the rate of kilograms per minute, we can represent the rate as
`R (kg)/(min)`. We just need to divide the kilograms crushed by the time it takes to crush them to obtain R:
`R (kg)/(min)=(13/4)/(3/4) (kg)/(min)=(13)/(3) (kg)/(min)=4(1)/(3) (kg)/(min)`