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In the morning, a farm worker packed 3 pints of strawberries every 7 minutes. In the afternoon, she...
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Q:
In the morning, a farm worker packed 3 pints of strawberries every 7 minutes. In the afternoon, she packed 2 pints of strawberries every 5 minutes. What was the difference between her morning and afternoon packing rates?
Accepted Solution
A:
Morning:
3 pints every 7 minute = 3/7 pints/minute = 0.429 pints/minute
Afternoon:
2 pints every 5 minutes = 2/5 pints/minute = 0.4 pints/minute
Difference:
3/7 - 2/5 = 15/35 - 14/35 = 1/35 pints/minute
0.429 - 0.4 = 0.029 pints/minute