Asked by Alexis

A checkout clerk at a department store is expected to complete 16 transactions every hour. In the past 20 minutes, he completed 6 transactions. Assume that the clerk continues to work at the same rate. Will he meet his goal of 16 transactions in 1 hour? Explain.


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transactions in 1 hour.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Yes; the checkout clerk will complete 18 transactions in 1 hour.

Explanation: 6 transactions in 20 minutes scales to 6 × (60/20) = 6 × 3 = 18 transactions per hour, which is more than the 16‑transaction goal.