Question

A Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream factory makes 170 quarts of ice cream in 10 hours. How many quarts will the factory make in 36 hours?

The Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream factory will make
quarts of ice cream in 36 hours.

Answer 1

612 quarts

Explanation:

If 170 quarts of ice cream is made in 10 hours. Then, in 1 hour (170/10) = 17 quarts of ice cream are made.

Therefore, in 36 hours (17×36) = 612 quarts of ice cream are made

Answer 2

612 quarts

Explanation:

First, let's set up this situation into a proportion.

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  `(170)/(10) = (x)/(36)`

Now, let's simplify the proportion.

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  `(170/10)/(10/10) = (x)/(36)`
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  `(17)/(1) = (x)/(36)`

As you can see, we have to multiple one by thirty-six to get to thirty-six. Whatever we do the denominators, we have to do to the numerators. Thus, 17 multiplied by 36 is 612 quarts.

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