Working at a constant rate, Bob can produce x/3 widgets in 8 minutes. Working at a constant rate, Jack can produce 2x widgets in 40 minutes, where x0. Which of the following is greater?

A. The number of minutes it will take Bob to produce 5x widgets.

B. The number of minutes it will take Jack to produce 6x widgets.

Question

Working at a constant rate, Bob can produce x/3 widgets in 8 minutes. Working at a constant rate, Jack can produce 2x widgets in 40 minutes, where x>0. Which of the following is greater?

A. The number of minutes it will take Bob to produce 5x widgets.

B. The number of minutes it will take Jack to produce 6x widgets.

dakid88 · Answer

B.

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dakid88 · Answer

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firekat97 · Answer

@yomamabf so firstly, you want to start off by writing the equations so that you can see how many widgets each person makes in a minute

phi · Answer

I would first write down a "rate" Bob.  How many widgets per minute can he make?
Write the ratio of widgets divided by time, and simplify. can you do that ?

anonymous · Answer

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