A machine produces 374 bolts in 33 minutes. At the same rate, how many minutes would it take to produce 272 bolts?
We can set up a proportion to solve for the number of minutes x:
374 bolts / 33 minutes = 272 bolts / x minutes
Cross multiplying, we get:
374 * x = 33 * 272
Simplifying the right side, we get:
374 * x = 8976
Dividing both sides by 374, we get:
x = 8976 / 374
x ≈ 24.03
Therefore, it would take approximately 24.03 minutes to produce 272 bolts.