figuring out rides per hour given information

Question

The theoretical ride capacity for Skyrush (at Hershey Park, PA) is 1350 riders per hour. There are 2 trains with 32 riders each. How many rides is this per hour? What words in the problem help guide you in what you need to do to solve the problem.

Answer 1

If each train makes 21 trips per hour, then in each hour there will be 21 * 2 * 32 passengers each hour, i.e. 1344 passengers to take advantage of the ride which can accommodate 1350 riders per hour.

 

The 21 comes from 64 passengers per train trip divided into 1350.