an ice cream factory makes 140 quarts of ice cream in 2 hours. How many quarts could be madein 12 hours? What was that rate per day?

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Answer 1

quarts/hours: 140/2 = q/12

Cross Multiply

2q = 1680

q = 840 quarts in 12 hours

12(2) = 24 hours =1 day

840(2) = 1680 quarts/day

 

 

Answer 2

Hello

 

You can set up a proportion as follows:

 

140 qt = 2 hr

? qt = 12 hr

 

# qt = 140 qt x 12 hr / 2 hr = 840 qt

 

In 12 hr, the factory makes 840 qt, therefore, in 1 day (24 hr), the factory can make 840 x 2 = 1680 qt.  Rate = 1680 qt / 24 hr