Question

machine a pops 12.75 oz of popcorn in 3 minutes machine b pops 10 oz of popcorn in 4 minutes which machine pops more popcorn in one minute

Answer 1

Answer:

  A

Step-by-step explanation:

Machine A pops more popcorn (12.75 vs 10 oz) in less time (3 min vs 4 min), so pops popcorn the fastest.

Machine A pops more popcorn in one minute, on average.

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Additional comment

As a practical matter, neither machine may have popped any popcorn in one minute. Generally, one must wait for the cycle to complete. The average overall rate will depend on how quickly each machine can be recycled to produce another batch.