Answered

Westonci.ca offers quick and accurate answers to your questions. Join our community and get the insights you need today. Connect with a community of professionals ready to help you find accurate solutions to your questions quickly and efficiently. Get detailed and accurate answers to your questions from a dedicated community of experts on our Q&A platform.

each morning a deli worker has to make several pies and peel a bucket of potatoes. on Monday it took the worker 2 h to make the pies and an average of 1.5 min to peel each potato. on Tuesday the worker finished the work in the amount of time but it took 2.5 h to make the pies and an average of 1 min to peel each potato. about how many potatoes are in a bucket?
• what qualities do you know and how are they related to each other?
• how can you use the known and unknown quantities to write an equation for this situation?

Sagot :

DanielaCoronel
Let the number of Potatoes = P 

On Monday the time spent was 2 hours + 1.5*P minutes 
Convert the time to make the pies into minutes = 120 minutres 
Therefore on Monday the worker took 

120 + 1.5P minutes 

On Tuesday the worker took 2.5 hours (150 minutes) + 1minute x P 
ie 
150 + P minutes 

We are told that the times are the same therefore 
120 + 1.5P = 150 + P 
subtract P from both sides of the equation 
120 + 0.5P = 150 
Subtract 120 from both sides of the equation 
0.5P = 30 

Therefore P = 30/0.5 = 60 

There are 60 potatoes in the bucket.
Thank you for choosing our platform. We're dedicated to providing the best answers for all your questions. Visit us again. Thanks for using our service. We're always here to provide accurate and up-to-date answers to all your queries. Westonci.ca is your go-to source for reliable answers. Return soon for more expert insights.