A thrill ride at an amusement park holds a maximum of 12 perople per ride. write and solve an inequality to find the least number of rides needed for 15,000 people. Do you think it is possible for 15,000 people to ride the thrill ride in 1 day? explain
the park is open 12 hours per day. To complete the least number of rides required for 15,000 people in 1 day, the thrill ride would have to operate, to the nearest tenth, about 104.2 times per hour. This means that the thrill ride would have to operate once every 35 seconds, to the nearest second.
The park is open 12 hours per day. To complete the least number of rides required for 15,000 people in 1 day, the thrill ride would have to operate, to the nearest tenth, about 104.2 times per hour. This means that the thrill ride would have to operate once every ////// seconds, to the nearest second.
yes, just divide 15,000 by 12
1250
but what is the amount of time per second? Or how many times it would have to run per day?
the seconds will run 15,000 each day and it would ride 1,250per day
x >= 15000/12 = 1250
So, consider how long a ride might take, and how long the park is open each day.