Solve the problem.
-It takes 23 minutes to set up a candy making machine. Once the machine is set up, it produces 20 candies per minute. Use an inequality to find the number of candies that can be produced in 5 hours if the machine has not Yet been set up.
A)6440 candies or fewer
B)100 candies or fewer
C)2300 candies or fewer
D)5540 candies or fewer

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

First, convert 5 hours to minutes: 5 hours * 60 minutes/hour = 300 minutes. Subtract the 23 minutes needed to set up the machine: 300 - 23 = 277 minutes of production time. The machine produces 20 candies per minute, so in 277 minutes, it can produce 277 * 20 = 5540 candies. Therefore, the number of candies that can be produced is 5540 or fewer.

Solve the Problem. -It Takes 23 Minutes to Set Up a Candy Making