Final answer:
The machine can produce 180 yards of fabric in one hour, by calculating the per minute production and multiplying by the number of minutes in an hour.
Step-by-step explanation:
The student asked how much fabric a machine could produce in an hour if it makes 6 yards in 2 minutes.
To solve this, we can calculate the fabric production per minute and then for an hour.
- First, find out how many yards are produced in one minute.
- Since the machine produces 6 yards in 2 minutes, it produces 3 yards in 1 minute (6 yards divided by 2 minutes).
- Next, calculate the hourly production. There are 60 minutes in an hour,
- so the machine produces 3 yards per minute times 60 minutes in an hour, which equals 180 yards in 1 hour.
Therefore, the machine can produce 180 yards of fabric in one hour.