Question

A coffee house is reviewing the amount of coffee they have stored in their warehouse.
There were 9 racks of coffee boxes in the warehouse. Each rack of coffee contains 24
boxes of coffee bags. Each box of coffee contains 6 bags of coffee. Each bag of coffee
makes 70 cups of coffee.
a) After examining the racks, they realize that 4 boxes of coffee are damaged and
unusable. How many cups of coffee are damaged and unusable?
b) How many cups of coffee can they make with the remaining coffee in their warehouse?
c) Do you think they made a profit once the coffee boxes were damaged?
d) Why do you think so? What is the difference in the cups of coffee that can be made
previously and now?

Answer 1

Answer:

A coffee house is reviewing the amount of coffee they have stored in their warehouse.

There were 9 racks of coffee boxes in the warehouse. Each rack of coffee contains 24

boxes of coffee bags. Each box of coffee contains 6 bags of coffee. Each bag of coffee

makes 70 cups of coffee.

a) After examining the racks, they realize that 4 boxes of coffee are damaged and

unusable. How many cups of coffee are damaged and unusable?

b) How many cups of coffee can they make with the remaining coffee in their warehouse?

c) Do you think they made a profit once the coffee boxes were damaged?

d) Why do you think so? What is the difference in the cups of coffee that can be made

previously and now?