Question

In the morning a farm worker packed 4 pints of strawberries every 6 minutes.In the afternoon she packed 1 pint of strawberries every 3 minutes.What was the difference between her morning and afternoon packing rates,in pints per hour?

Answer 1

20 pints per hour

Explanation:

60/6 = 10

10 x 4 = 40

40 pints/hour in the morning

60/3 = 20

20 x 1 =20

20 pints/hour in the afternoon

40 - 20 = 20

20 pint/hour difference