A cannery processed 605 pounds of strawberries in 3.5 hours. The cannery processed 2100 pounds in 10 hours. How many pounds of strawberries can be processed in 12 hours?
a) 1874 lb
B) 2660 lb
C)2254 lb
D) 2960 lb
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605 = 3.5 * w + f (w = pounds per hour, f = fixed overhead time)
2100 = 10 * w + f
2100 - 605 = 6.5 w
w = 230
f = --200
Equation is: Amount processed = (230 lbs/hour * hours) - 200
Amount processed in 12 hours = 12 * 230 - 200
2560 pounds.
(which is 2 x 230 or 460 lbs more than in 10 hours)
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