The gentleman farmer recorded the time it took to feed and water his chickens and collect eggs each morning.He has done this several times,so he assigns himself a rating of 1.15.The allowance factor for this endeavor is 5%.What is the select time for this job?
A)5 minutes
B)6 minutes
C)7 minutes
D)8 minutes

Question

The gentleman farmer recorded the time it took to feed and water his chickens and collect eggs each morning.He has done this several times,so he assigns himself a rating of 1.15.The allowance factor for this endeavor is 5%.What is the select time for this job? 
A)5 minutes 
B)6 minutes 
C)7 minutes 
D)8 minutes

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The formula for calculating the select time is: Select time = Recorded time x Allowance factor x Rating
Plugging in the given values, we get:
Select time = Recorded time x 0.05 x 1.15
Since we don't know the recorded time, let's assume it to be x.
So, Select time = x x 0.05 x 1.15 = 0.0575x
Now, since the answer choices are in minutes, we need to convert the select time to minutes. We can do this by dividing the select time by 60 (since there are 60 seconds in a minute).
So, in minutes, the select time is:
Select time = (0.0575x)/60
We want to find the recorded time, which is denoted by x. So, we need to solve for x.
To do this, we can plug in each answer choice for x and see which one gives us the select time given in the problem.
For option A):
Select time = (0.0575(5))/60 = 0.004792
For option B):
Select time = (0.0575(6))/60 = 0.00576
For option C):
Select time = (0.0575(7))/60 = 0.006728
For option D):
Select time = (0.0575(8))/60 = 0.007696
Comparing the select times to the given rating, we see that the actual select time should be slightly higher than the recorded time. Therefore, the recorded time should be a bit less than 6. We can eliminate options C) and D) since their select times are too high. Option A) has a select time that is too low. Therefore, the best choice is B) 6 minutes.

The Gentleman Farmer Recorded the Time It Took to Feed