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Chapter 2, Problem 76GP(choose chapter or problem)
A conveyor belt is used to send burgers through a grilling machine. If the grilling machine is 1.2 m long and the burgers require 2.8 min to cook, how fast must the conveyor belt travel? If the burgers are spaced 25 cm apart, what is the rate of burger production (in burgers/min)?
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QUESTION:
A conveyor belt is used to send burgers through a grilling machine. If the grilling machine is 1.2 m long and the burgers require 2.8 min to cook, how fast must the conveyor belt travel? If the burgers are spaced 25 cm apart, what is the rate of burger production (in burgers/min)?
ANSWER:
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Given data,
Length of the grilling machine:
Time taken by the grilling machine to cook the burgers:
Distance between the burgers:
Let's assume that a burger is at one end of the conveyor belt, it should reach the machine just at time when the machine is done with grilling one already inside it.