document.write( "Question 75074: a gallon contains 4 quarts. A cartooning machine can fill 120 one-quart cartons a minute. How long will it take to put 600 gallons of orange juice into cartons? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #53929 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! a gallon contains 4 quarts. A cartooning machine can fill 120 one-quart cartons a minute. How long will it take to put 600 gallons of orange juice into cartons? \n" ); document.write( "---------- \n" ); document.write( "120 one-quart cartons = 120/4 gallons = 30 gallons \n" ); document.write( "If the machine produces 30 gallons per minute set up a proportion to \n" ); document.write( "get the time required to produce 600 gallons: \n" ); document.write( "x min/600 gal = 1min/30 gal \n" ); document.write( "x=(600/30)(min) \n" ); document.write( "x=20 minutes \n" ); document.write( "=============== \n" ); document.write( "It will take 20 min for the machine to produce 600 gallons. \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |