Question

A machine produces 374 bolts in 33 minutes. At the same rate, how many minutes would it take to produce 272 bolts?

Answer 1

We can set up a proportion to solve for the number of minutes x:

374 bolts / 33 minutes = 272 bolts / x minutes

Cross multiplying, we get:

374 * x = 33 * 272

Simplifying the right side, we get:

374 * x = 8976

Dividing both sides by 374, we get:

x = 8976 / 374

x ≈ 24.03

Therefore, it would take approximately 24.03 minutes to produce 272 bolts.