Question

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3. Three girls are preparing information packets about an upcoming fundraiser event.
• Nicole prepared 270 packets in 45 min.
• Hillary prepared 450 packets in 1.5 h.
• McKenzie prepared 280 packets in 1 h and 10 min.
(a) Who works the fastest? Explain how you solved this problem.
(b) Each girl worked another 2 h at her same rate. Who made the most packets that day? Explain how you solved this problem.

Answer 1

Nicole: 6 packets a min.
Hillary: 5 packets a min.
McKenzie: 4 packets a min.
(a) Nicole, because she produces the most packets a minute.
(b) Nicole, I multiplied each packets per minute by 120 (2 hours).