A machine puts c caps on bottles in m minutes. How many hours will it

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A machine puts c caps on bottles in m minutes. How many hours will it take to put caps on b bottles?

A. 60bm/c 
B. bm/(60c) 
C. bc/(60m) 
D. 60b/(cm) 
E. b/(60cm)

Bunuel · Accepted Answer

A machine puts c caps on bottles in m minutes. How many hours will it take to put caps on b bottles?

A. 60bm/c 
B. bm/(60c) 
C. bc/(60m) 
D. 60b/(cm) 
E. b/(60cm)

A machine puts c caps on bottles in m minutes --> the rate of the machine is (rate) = (job)/(time) = c/m cap/minute.

The time needed to put caps on b bottles (time) = (job)/(rate) = b/(c/m) minutes = bm/c minutes = bm/(60c) hours.

Answer: B.

maggie27 · Answer

Either we can fix it with the help of a small formula which is :
(M1 * D1 * H1)/ W1 = (M2 * D2 * H2)/ W2 
where M , D and H stands for Men, Days and Hours invested for each of the 2 Works respectively.

So here it goes:
M1= 1 (as we are not given the value)
D1 = m/60 (in hrs)
H1 = 1 (as we are not given the value) and 
W1 = c

and

M2 = 1 (as we are not given the value)
D2 = x (in hrs) (to be found out)
H2 = 1 (as we are not given the value) and 
W2 = b (as given)

So, (1 *m/60 *1)/c = (1* x* 1)/b
=> (m/60)/c = x/b
Therefore,
=> x= bm/60c.

Answer B.

P.S. Please let me know if anything went wrong as this is my first post as a solution.

ronny123 · Answer

A machine puts c caps on bottles in m minutes.
So, the machine puts 1 cap in m/c minutes

To put caps on b bottles, the machine will take bm/c minutes
In order to calculate the no. of hours taken , divide the product by 60.
So, our answer is bm/60c

Answer : B

etienneg · Answer

The key for me is to realise that 1 bottle can only have 1 cap.
(ie bottles can be multiplied with minutes/cap and cancel out leaving only time)

Without that it seems super difficult but actually is a very straightforward calculation.

Mo2men · Answer

We can plug in simple numbers

2 caps per 1 min,, then rate= 2 caper/min

Put b= 120 or 60 bottles.. I used 120 bottles

120= 2 * t.....>t=60 min =1 hr

Scanning the answer choice.. Eliminate A & D as you need to divide minute by 60.
Eliminate E as CM should be together.

Substitute number in choice B & C

In bm/60c= (120*1)/ (2 *60) = 1

Answer: B

joondez · Answer

A machine puts c caps on bottles in M minutes. A bottle can only have 1 cap, so this means that in M minutes, the machine will cap C bottles

\frac{M minutes}{C bottles}

How many hours will it take to put caps on B bottles? This is a comparison ratio:

\frac{M minute}{C bottles}  *  \frac{1 hour}{60 minutes}  =  \frac{X hours}{B bottles}

This becomes:

\frac{(M minute)(B bottles)(1 hour)}{(C bottles)(60 minutes)}  =  x hours

Simplify to:

\frac{mb}{60c}  =  x hours

This question's only difficulty is seeing that they want you to do a comparison between c bottles and b bottles. They intentionally made the letters confusing for those that could only see b should stand for bottles.

gracie · Answer

bottling rate=c/m
minutes to cap b bottles=b/(c/m)=bm/c
hours to cap b bottles=(bm/c)/60=bm/60c
B

hero_with_1000_faces · Answer

Rate Time = Work
C/M M C

C/M x = B

So, (RT = W); X*C/M = B; BM/C this is in Hours, therefore BM/C/60= BM/C60

Izzyjolly · Answer

my approach:

we have : c caps --> m minutes
therefore b caps -->  \frac{(b*m)}{c}  minutes

And : 60 minutes = 1 hour
so:  \frac{(b*m)}{c}  minutes =  \frac{(b*m)}{(c*60)}  hours

Answer: B.

Archit3110 · Answer

rate of caps on bottles in per m minute ; c/m
and in 1 hour caps being put on bottles at given rate ; c*60/m 
w = r*t
b = c*60/m * t
t = bm/60c
option B

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