Question

10. 80 machines can produce 4800 identical pens in 5 hours. At this rate

a) how many pens would one machine produce in one hour?
b) how many pens would 25 machines produce in 7 hours?

Answer 1

12 and 2100

Explanation:

(a)

Divide 4800 by 5 for pens per hour produced by 80 machines.

4800 ÷ 5 = 960 pens per hour

Divide 960 by 80 for pens per hour produced by 1 machine.

960 ÷ 80 = 12

Thus 1 machine produces 12 pens per hour

(b)

Multiply 12 by 7 for pens produce in 7 hours by 1 machine.

12 × 7 = 84 pens per hour

Multiply 84 by 25 for pens produced in 1 hour by 25 machines.

84 × 25 = 2100

Thus 2100 pens are produced by 25 machines in 1 hour