To find the average amount of pasta made per minute by the factory, you can divide the total amount of pasta by the total time in minutes.
Given:
- Total pasta = 925.7 pounds
- Total time = 62 minutes
The formula for average pasta made per minute is:
\[ \text{Average per minute} = \frac{\text{Total pasta}}{\text{Total time}} = \frac{925.7 \text{ pounds}}{62 \text{ minutes}} \]
Now, calculating this:
\[ \frac{925.7}{62} \approx 14.9 \]
Therefore, the pasta factory made approximately 14.9 pounds of pasta per minute, to the nearest tenth of a pound.
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