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Activity 1

A machine can fill 1 bottle every 2 seconds. There are 20 bottles in a box.

  1. How many bottles get filled every minute?
  2. How many bottles get filled every 10 minutes?
  3. How many boxes get filled in 1 minute?
  4. How many boxes get filled in 10 minutes?
  5. How long does it take to fill 500 bottles?
    seconds, and
    minutes (keep one decimal place).
  6. How long does it take to fill 8 boxes?
    seconds,
    :
    in minutes and seconds.
  7. If the machine starts at 11:00, how many bottles have been processed by 12:30?
  8. If the machine starts at 11:00, how many boxes have been processed by 12:30?

Activity 1

A machine can fill 1 bottle every 2 seconds. There are 20 bottles in a box.

How many bottles get filled every minute?

Answer: 30

How many bottles get filled every 10 minutes?

Answer: 300

How many boxes get filled in 1 minute?

Answer: 1.5

How many boxes get filled in 10 minutes?

Answer: 15

How long does it take to fill 500 bottles? ([ ] in seconds, and [ ] in minutes.)

Answer: 1000 in seconds, and 16.7 in minutes.

How long does it take to fill 8 boxes? ([ ] seconds, [ ] : [ ] in minutes and seconds.)

Answer: 320 seconds, 5:20 in minutes and seconds

If the machine starts at 11:00, how many boxes have been processed by 12:30?

Answer: 135