SOLUTION: If one clerk can process 75 pieces of mail in 2 and 1/2 hours, how long will it take eight clerks to process 1620 pieces of mail if all of them work at this same rate?
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Question 614442: If one clerk can process 75 pieces of mail in 2 and 1/2 hours, how long will it take eight clerks to process 1620 pieces of mail if all of them work at this same rate? Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! 1 clerk can process 75 pieces of mail in 2 and 1/2 hours
Note that 2 and 1/2 hours equals 150 minutes ()
1 clerk can process 1 piece of mail in minutes
1 clerk can process 1620 pieces of mail in minutes
8 clerks can process 1620 pieces of mail in minutes
Notes that , so the answer is 6 hours and 45 minutes
