The time taken for 3 machines to pack 5000 articles is 8 hours.
<h3>What are word problems?</h3>
- Word problems are mathematical problems expressed completely in words.
- The given problem is the rate of work done kind of word problem.
- To solve a word problem, first, observe the data given in words and apply the basic algebraic operations.
- The basic algebraic operations are addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
<h3>How long will 3 such machines take to pack 5000 articles?</h3>
It is given that,
A machine can pack 5000 articles in 24 hours. I.e,
1 machine → 5000 articles → 24 hours
3 machines → 5000 articles → 24/3 hours
Thus, 3 of such machines can pack the same number of articles in
24 ÷ 3 = 8 hours.
Therefore, 3 of such machines take 8 hours to pack 5000 articles.
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