Question

3. A machine in a factory makes chairs at a rate of 2 chairs every 10 minutes. - How much time does the machine take to make 5 chairs? - How many minutes would it take for the factory to fulfill an order for 32 chairs? Show your work or explain how to determined your answers.

Answer 1

The machine takes 25 minutes to make 5 chairs. It would take the machine 160 minutes to make 32 chairs.

Explanation:

Divide 2 chairs by 10 minutes to find the amount of chairs made per minute.

2/10 = 0.2 chairs per minute

Divide 5 chairs by 0.2 chairs per minute to find how much time it takes to make 5 chairs.

5/0.2 = 25 minutes

It takes the machine 25 minutes to make 5 chairs.

Divide 32 chairs by 0.2 chairs per minute to find how much time it takes to make 32 chairs.

32/0.2 = 160 minutes

It takes the machine 160 minutes to make 32 chairs.