SOLUTION: Please help me solve this question: A machine in a soft drink bottling factory caps 3 bottles per second. How many bottles can it cap in 15 hours? Thank you

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A machine in a soft drink bottling factory caps 3 bottles per second. How many bottles can it cap in 15 hours?
Thank you

Answer by nyc_function(2741)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let b = bottles
There are 3600 seconds in 1 hour.
In 15 hours, there are 54,000 seconds.
3/b = 1 second/54,000 seconds
b * 1 = 3 * 54,000
b = 162,000

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