Question

A Ferris wheel can accommodate 45 people in 25 minutes. How many people could ride the Ferris wheel in 6 hours? What was the rate per hour?

Answer 1

Answer:

648 people could ride the Ferris in 6 hours

The rate is 108 people per hour

Step-by-step explanation:

We are going to use proportion to solve this problem.

But first, we need to convert  6 hours to  minutes

6 hours = 6 ×  60  = 360 minutes

Let x be the number of people that can ride the ferris wheel in 6 hours

45 people  = 25 minutes

    x                = 360 minutes

cross-multiply

25x  =   16 200

Divide both-side of the equation by 25

25x/ 25  =16200/25

(On the left-hand side of the equation 25 at the numerator will cancel-out 25 at the denominator leaving us with just x while on the right-hand side of the equation 16 200 will be divided by 25)

x   =  648  people

Therefore  the number of people that can ride the Ferris in 6 is 648.

The rate per hour is 648/6= 108 people per hour.

108 people in 1 hour.

Answer 2

Answer:

648 people can ride in 6 hours with a rate of 108

Step-by-step explanation:

6 hours = 360 mins

1.  360/25=14.4

2.  14.4*45=648

3.  648/6=108