A coffee bean processor can dry 4,815 pounds of coffee beans in 3 hours which unit rate correctly reflects the speed of the processor

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asked May 19, 2020 203k views

2 Answers

Jacg · Answer 1 · 2020-05-25T05:05:43+0000

Answer:

605 pounds/hour

Explanation:

Given that a coffee bean processor can dry 4815 pounds of coffee in 3 hours.

We have to find the speed of the processor

By speed of the processor here we mean the unit rate i.e. no of pounds of coffee beans that the processor can process in one hour.

This is a question of direct variation

Since we have for 3 hours 4815

for 1 hour =
(4815)/(3) =605 pounds/hour

So answer is 605 pounds/hour

Verify:

If unit rate is 605 pounds/hour, for 3 hours =605(3) = 4815 pounds

Thus verified