Question

Q1. Butternut is a ski resort in Massachusetts. One of their triple chair lifts unloads 576 skiers per hour at the top of the slope. (A triple chair lift can carry three passengers per chair.) If 108 skiers are riding on the lift at any one time, how long does the ride from the bottom to the top take

Answer 1

11.25minutes

Explanation:

From the question we are told that lifts unloads 576 skiers per hour at the top of the slope, this is expressed as;

576skiers = 1hr

To determine the time it will take 108skier, we can write

108skier = x

Divide both expressions

576/108 = 1/x

576x =108

x = 108/576

x = 0.1875hr

Convert to minute

x = 0.1875×60

x = 11.25minutes

Hence it took the ride 11.25minutes