Question

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Answer 1

Given that the pharmacist can fill 250 prescriptions in 40 hours.

Consider the following,

`\begin{gathered} 1\text{ hour}=60\text{ minutes} \\ 40\text{ hour}=40*60=2400\text{ minutes} \end{gathered}`

So it can be understood that the pharmacist can fill 250 prescriptions in 2400 minutes.

Then the time taken to fill 1 prescription is calculated as,

`\begin{gathered} 250\text{ prescriptions}\equiv2400\text{ minutes} \\ \Rightarrow1\text{ prescription}\equiv(2400)/(250)=9.6\text{ minutes} \end{gathered}`

Thus, it will take 9.6 minutes to fill 1 prescription.

Therefore, option (E) is the correct choice.