Question

Susan can pick 4 pounds of coffee in an hour or gather 2 pounds of nuts. Tom can pick 2 pounds of coffee in an hour or gather 4 pounds of nuts. Each works 6 hours per day.a. What is the maximum number of pounds of coffee the two can pick in a day

Answer 1

36 pounds

Explanation:

First of all, since they aren't asking about nuts, we can ignore the information regarding them; it's irrelevant.

In 6 hours, Susan will pick 4 * 6 which is 24 pounds of coffee.

In 6 hours, Tom will pick 2 * 6 which is 12 pounds of coffee.

So, altogether, in 6 hours they can pick a maximum of 36 pounds of coffee (they don't gather nuts).

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