Question

A cashier at the grocery store rings up 2 customers in 8 minutes. If each customer has an equal number of items, what is the cashier's rate of ringing up customers per minute?

A. 0.25 customers/min
B. 0.5 customers/min
C. 1 customer/min
D. 2 customers/min

Answer 1

To find the cashier's rate of ringing up customers per minute, divide the number of customers (2) by the time it took (8 minutes), resulting in a rate of 0.25 customers per minute.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question asks us to find the cashier's rate of ringing up customers per minute if the cashier rings up 2 customers in 8 minutes. To find the rate, divide the total number of customers by the total number of minutes. This calculation is done as follows:

• Number of customers: 2
• Total time: 8 minutes
• Rate = Number of customers / Total time
• Rate = 2 customers / 8 minutes
• Rate = 0.25 customers per minute

Therefore, the correct answer is A. 0.25 customers/min.