Question

The assembly of a machine takes 3/4 hour there are 12 steps in the assembly process what is the average time for each step

Answer 1

The average time for each step in the assembly process is 3.75 minutes per step.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the average time for each step in the assembly process, we need to divide the total time taken by the number of steps. In this case, the assembly takes 3/4 hour, which is equivalent to 45 minutes. There are 12 steps in the process. So, to find the average time per step, we divide 45 minutes by 12:

Average time per step = 45 minutes / 12 = 3.75 minutes per step.

Answer 2

We can solve this two different ways. I'll do both, and you choose which one makes the most sense:
We can divide the fraction 3/4 by 12. remember, when we divide fractions, we flip the second fraction and change the sign to multiplication:
3/4 ÷12 [starting equation]
3/4 x 1/12 [flip and change sign]
3/48 [now reduce]
1/16 Each step takes 1/16 of an hour.
1/16 x 60 = 3 3/4, or 3.75 minutes

Second way:
3/4 of an hour is 3/4 of 60...45 minutes.
Still, we divide out:
45 ÷ 12 [starting equation]
3 9/12 [divide with remainder]
3 3/4 minutes...3.75 minutes