Question

Sam’s business manufactures 5 times as many widgets as Mary’s does every hour but Sam needs to stop for a few minutes every hour and Mary does not. Mary makes 3 widgets during this time. Using the variables S for Sam and M for Mary, which equation represents the correct relationship between S and M?

Answer 1

Sam’s business manufactures 5 times as many widgets as Mary’s does every hour but Sam needs to stop for a few minutes every hour and Mary does not. Mary makes 3 widgets during this time. Using the variables S for Sam and M for Mary