To find the rate at which the Barber gives one haircut, we divide the total number of haircuts (16) by the total time in minutes (5 hours * 60 minutes/hour = 300 minutes).
Rate = Total haircuts / Total time = 16 haircuts / 300 minutes ≈ 0.0533 haircuts/minute.
To find how many haircuts the Barber can give in eight hours, we multiply the rate by the total time in minutes (8 hours * 60 minutes/hour = 480 minutes).
Haircuts = Rate * Total time = 0.0533 haircuts/minute * 480 minutes = 25.6 haircuts.
Rounded to the nearest whole number, the Barber can give 26 haircuts in eight hours.
A Barber gives 16 haircuts and 5 hours in minutes. At what rate is the Barber giving one haircut? How many haircuts can he give in eight hours round the answer
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