Question

An ice-cream factory makes 100 quarts of ice cream in 5 hours. How many quarts could be made in 36 hours? What was that rate per day?

Answer 1

Answer: the answer would be 720

Explanation:

Answer 2

Explanation:

direct proportion

100:5 = x : 36

Product of mean = 5*x

Product of extremes = 100*36

Product of mean = Product of extremes

5*x=100*36

x = 100*36/5

= 20*36 = 720

720 quarts could be made in 36 hours.