Question

answer va popular drive-in food stand advertises that it can provide 1,063,953 fountain drink and slush combinations. approximately how many seconds per drink would you have if you wanted to sample all possible beverages in one month

Answer 1

You would need 2.44 seconds per drink.

Explanation:

This question can be solved using proportions.

A month has 30 days, each with 24 hours, each with 3600 seconds.

So a month will have 30*24*3600 = 2,592,000 seconds.

It can provide 1,063,953 fountain drink and slush combinations.

So, the number of seconds per drinks is given by:

2592000/1063953 = 2.44

You would need 2.44 seconds per drink.