Answer:
First, let's determine the rate of ice cream production per hour.
Given that the factory produces 240 quarts in 5 hours, we divide the total quarts by the total hours to get the rate per hour:
Rate per hour = Total quarts / Total hours
= 240 quarts / 5 hours
= 48 quarts/hour
This means that the factory produces 48 quarts of ice cream per hour.
Next, let's calculate how many quarts could be made in 36 hours.
Since we know the rate is 48 quarts/hour, we multiply this rate by the number of hours to get the total quarts:
Total quarts = Rate per hour * Number of hours
= 48 quarts/hour * 36 hours
= 1728 quarts
So, the factory could produce 1728 quarts of ice cream in 36 hours given the same rate of production.