document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=75074>Question 75074</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 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? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #53930 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ptaylor><B>ptaylor(2198)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ptaylor><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=ptaylor><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=53930\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">   1 gal =4 qts<BR>\n" );
document.write( "600 gal =4(600)=2400 qts<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Machine fills 120 one-qt cartons in 1 minute<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then machine can fill 1200 one-qt cartons in 10 minutes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "And the machine can fill 2400 one-qt cartons in 20 minutes---------ans\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Another way to look at this problem:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x=time it takes to put 600 gal of orange juice into one-qt cartons\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now we know that x min is to 2400 qts as 1 min is to 120 qts: \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We write this ratio as:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x/2400=1/120  multiply both sides by 2400<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x(2400))/2400 =2400/120  simplify<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=20 min\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps----ptaylor<BR>\n" );
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