SOLUTION: if I had 24 nails in a bucket and the job requires 72 nail per hour, how long will my bucket last

SOLUTION: if I had 24 nails in a bucket and the job requires 72 nail per hour, how long will my bucket last

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Question 952432: if I had 24 nails in a bucket and the job requires 72 nail per hour, how long will my bucket last
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
In terms of units:
[ number of nails ] / [ nails / hr ] = [ hrs ]
hrs
Convert to minutes

Your bucket will last 20 min

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