Question

Needed 100 units by 5pm. capacity on next unit was 25. how many units were ready to ship?

Answer 1

Considering a unit capacity of 25, 4 units would be ready by 5 pm. However, since only 100 units were needed, the total units ready would be 75 (4 units x 25 capacity), meeting the requirement.

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine the number of units ready to ship, you need to calculate the total capacity up to the desired time. Given that the capacity for the next unit is 25 and the required units are 100, you can divide the required units by the unit capacity:

`\[ \text{Units Ready to Ship} = \frac{\text{Required Units}}{\text{Unit Capacity}} \]\[ \text{Units Ready to Ship} = (100)/(25) = 4 \]`

This indicates that 4 units would be ready by the next unit's completion. To find the total number of units ready by 5 pm, you then multiply the number of units ready by the unit capacity:

`\[ \text{Total Units Ready} = \text{Units Ready (4 units)} * \text{Unit Capacity (25 units)} \]\[ \text{Total Units Ready} = 4 * 25 = 100 \]`

However, since you only needed 100 units, you have reached the required quantity, and any additional units produced beyond this point would not contribute to meeting the deadline. Therefore, 75 units would be ready to ship by 5 pm.