Question

In the morning, a farm worker packed 3 pints of strawberries every four minutes. In the afternoon, he packed 2 pints of strawberries every three minutes. What was the difference between his morning and afternoon packing rates, in pints per hour?

Answer 1

Answer: 5 pints per hour

Explanation:

Morning:

3 pints every 4 minutes

3/4 pints every minute

(3/4 x 60) pints every hour -> 45 pints every hour

Afternoon:

2 pints every 3 minutes

2/3 pints every minute

(2/3 x 60) pints every hour -> 40 pints every hour

Difference in the rates between morning and afternoon:

(45 - 40) pints every hour -> 5 pints every hour