Question

A team of 10 volunteers is visiting families in a local community to deliver canned goods. It takes one volunteer 4 hours to complete one visit. What is the capacity of the team over the course of an 8-hour workday?

Answer 1

20 visits

Explanation:

Each visit requires (1 volunteer)·(4 hour) = 4 volunteer·hour.

A 10-volunteer team working 8 hours has the resources to support ...

(10 volunteer)·(8 hour) = 80 volunteer·hour

So, the team can complete ...

(80 volunteer·hour)/(4 volunteer·hour/visit) = 20 visits . . . . each workday

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Conveniently, one volunteer can complete 2 4-hour visits in an 8-hour day, so 10 volunteers can complete 2·10 = 20 visits in an 8-hour day.