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A Rhode Island company produces communion wafers for churches around the country and the world. The little company produces a lot of wafers, several hundred million per year. When in production, the process produces wafers at the rate of 48 per second. During this production process the wafers must spend 5 minutes in an oven and then 10 minutes passing through a cooling tunnel.

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How many wafers does the cooling tube hold on average when in production?

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Answer: 28,800 wafers

Step-by-step explanation:

Number of wafers held on average in cooling tube during production:

= Rate of production for one wafer * Time in cooling tube

= 48 seconds * (10 minutes * 60 secs)

= 48 * 600

= 28,800 wafers

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