A mining company removes 30 tons of rock from a quarry everyday. If the company works around the clock (24 hours per day), how many pounds of rock are moved every minute? This is a homework question and I need help on it ;-;

30tons/day * 2000lb/ton * 1day/24hr * 1hr/60min = 125/3 lb/min

see how the units cancel out.

Sure, I can help you with that! To find the number of pounds of rock moved every minute, we'll need to convert the tons to pounds and then divide by the number of minutes in a day.

First, let's convert tons to pounds. There are 2,000 pounds in a ton. So we multiply 30 tons by 2,000 pounds/ton:

30 tons * 2,000 pounds/ton = 60,000 pounds

Next, we need to find out how many minutes are in a day. Since there are 24 hours in a day and 60 minutes in an hour, we multiply 24 hours by 60 minutes/hour:

24 hours * 60 minutes/hour = 1,440 minutes

Finally, we can find the number of pounds of rock moved every minute by dividing the total pounds by the number of minutes:

60,000 pounds / 1,440 minutes = 41.67 pounds per minute (rounded to two decimal places)

So, the mining company moves approximately 41.67 pounds of rock every minute.