SOLUTION: Tims thanksgiving turkey cooks at a rate of 6lbs per hour. Matts turkey cooks at a rate of 5 ounces per minute. Whose turkey will be ready for dinner in the shortest amount of time

Question 914790: Tims thanksgiving turkey cooks at a rate of 6lbs per hour. Matts turkey cooks at a rate of 5 ounces per minute. Whose turkey will be ready for dinner in the shortest amount of time. Show work.
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
16 ounces = 1 pound

60 minutes = 1 hour

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I'm going to convert Matt's rate to pounds per hour

(5 oz/min)*(1 lb/16 oz) = 5/16 = 0.3125 lbs per min

(0.3125 lb/1 min)*(60 min/1 hr) = 0.3125*60 = 18.75 pounds per hour

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Tim's Rate: 6 pounds per hour

Matt's Rate: 18.75 pounds per hour

If they have the same sized bird, both weighing the same, then Matt's turkey will be done faster.

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Thanks,

Jim
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