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3. At Golf Co. product is automated to load golf balls into packaging. On an average day, the equipment
can load 25 cases per hour, where each case contains 20 boxes and each box contains 12 balls.
After maintenance, the machine is loading a little faster so that it takes 0.2 seconds less time to load one
golf ball into a box compared with the normal speed.
How many cases per hour can the machine load at this new rate?
can load 25 cases per hour, where each case contains 20 boxes and each box contains 12 balls.
After maintenance, the machine is loading a little faster so that it takes 0.2 seconds less time to load one
golf ball into a box compared with the normal speed.
How many cases per hour can the machine load at this new rate?
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