Anoki is selling cotton candy at the school carnival. The machine holds enough for 16 cotton candy treats. If he needs to refill the machine every 30 minutes, how many cotton candy treats can he expect to sell in 3 hours?
well, there are 6 refills in 3 hours, and each refill is 16 treats, so ...
To find the number of cotton candy treats Anoki can expect to sell in 3 hours, we need to calculate the number of times he will need to refill the machine and then multiply that by the capacity of the machine.
First, we know that Anoki needs to refill the machine every 30 minutes. To find the number of times he will need to refill the machine in 3 hours, we need to divide 3 hours by 30 minutes.
3 hours = 3 * 60 minutes = 180 minutes
180 minutes / 30 minutes = 6 refills
So, Anoki will need to refill the machine 6 times in 3 hours.
Next, we need to calculate the number of cotton candy treats he can sell in each refill. The machine holds enough for 16 cotton candy treats.
Therefore, the total number of cotton candy treats he can sell in 3 hours is:
6 refills * 16 cotton candy treats per refill = 96 cotton candy treats.
Therefore, Anoki can expect to sell 96 cotton candy treats in 3 hours.