Question

Butternut is a ski resort in Massachusetts. One of their triple chair lifts unloads 5583 skiers per hour at the top of the slope. (A triple chair lift can carry three passengers per chair.) The ride from the bottom to the top takes 5 minutes. How many skiers are riding on the lift at any one time

Answer 1

465.25 skiers at any one time.

Explanation:

Given that:

Number of skiers unloaded per hour = 5583

Time taken to move from bottom to top = 5 minutes ;

Number of travels(rides) per hour :

1 hour / 5 minutes = 60 minutes / 5 minutes = 12 rides

If equal number of riders are conveyed per ride ; the Number of riders at any one time is :

Total number of riders conveyed at any one time = 5583 / 12

= 465.25 skiers per trip