Question

A factory can make a tire in 1 1/2 minutes how many tires can it make in 6 minutes?

Answer 1

Given: A tire can be made in 1 1/2 minutes

To Determine: The number of tires that would be made in 6 minutes

Solution

Let the number of tires made in 6 minutes be x. So

`\begin{gathered} 1tire=1(1)/(2)mniutes \\ xtires=6minutes \\ 1tire=(3)/(2) \\ xtires=6 \\ Cross\text{ }multiply \end{gathered}`
`\begin{gathered} (3)/(2)x=6 \\ 3x=12 \\ x=(12)/(3) \\ x=4 \end{gathered}`

Hence, the number of tires made in 6 minutes is 4