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(Seconds) | \u003Cbr>Pencils Produced |  |\n| 1 |  | 103 |\n| 2 |  | 195 |\n| 3 |  | 289 |\n| 6 |  | 568 |\n| 7 |  | 661 |\n\nPencils Produced  \nMachine B  \n1 2 6 7 9 Time (Seconds)  \ntotal  \n2) Compare the approximate revolution per minute of Turbine A to Turbine B.  \n\n| \u003Cbr>Turbine A |  |\n| --- | --- |\n| \u003Cbr>Time (Minutes) | \u003Cbr>Number of Revolutions |\n| 1 | 60 |\n| 3 | 162 |\n| 5 | 265 |\n| 6 | 320 |\n| 8 | 422 |\n\nNumber of Revolutions  \nTurbine B  \n1 5 6 8 9 Time (Minutes)  \ntotal  \nSolve each problem.  \n1) Compare the approximate pencils per second produced by Machine A to Machine B.  \n\n| \u003Cbr>Machine A |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| \u003Cbr>Time (Seconds) | \u003Cbr>Pencils Produced |  |\n| 1 |  | 103 |\n| 2 |  | 195 |\n| 3 |  | 289 |\n| 6 |  | 568 |\n| 7 |  | 661 |\n\n103+195+289+568+661 = 1,816 total pencils 1+2+3+6+7 = 19 total seconds  \n1,816÷19 = 95.6  \nPencils Produced  \nMachine B  \n1 2 6 7 9  \nTime (Seconds)  \n84+178+550+643+828 = 2,283 total pencils 1+2+6+7+9 = 25 total seconds  \n2,283÷25 = 91.3  \n2) Compare the approximate revolution per minute of Turbine A to Turbine B.  \n\n| \u003Cbr>Turbine A |  |\n| --- | --- |\n| \u003Cbr>Time (Minutes) | \u003Cbr>Number of Revolutions |\n| 1 | 60 |\n| 3 | 162 |\n| 5 | 265 |\n| 6 | 320 |\n| 8 | 422 |\n\n60+162+265+320+422 = 1,229 total revolutions 1+3+5+6+8 = 23 total minutes  \n1,229÷23 = 53.4  \nNumber of Revolutions  \nTurbine B  \n1 5 6 8 9  \nTime (Minutes)  \n46+253+305+410+460 = 1,474 total revolutions 1+5+6+8+9 = 29 total minutes  \n1,474÷29 = 50.8  \nSolve each problem.  \n1) Compare the approximate pencils per second produced by Machine A to Machine B.  \n\n| \u003Cbr>Machine A |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| \u003Cbr>Time (Seconds) | \u003Cbr>Pencils Produced |  |\n| 1 |  | 103 |\n| 2 |  | 195 |\n| 3 |  | 289 |\n| 6 |  | 568 |\n| 7 |  | 661 |\n\nPencils Produced  \nMachine B  \n1 2 6 7 9 Time (Seconds)  \ntotal  \n2) Compare the approximate revolution per minute of Turbine A to Turbine B.  \n\n| \u003Cbr>Turbine A |  |\n| --- | --- |\n| \u003Cbr>Time (Minutes) | \u003Cbr>Number of Revolutions |\n| 1 | 60 |\n| 3 | 162 |\n| 5 | 265 |\n| 6 | 320 |\n| 8 | 422 |\n\nNumber of Revolutions  \nTurbine B  \n1 5 6 8 9 Time (Minutes)  \ntotal","cbCaimQ9iu76bS5B","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaimQ9iu76bS5B","pdf",50511,"English","# Compare the approximate pencils per second produced by Machine A to Machine B\n# Compare the approximate revolution per minute of Turbine A to Turbine B","[{\"question\":\"How is pencils per second for Machine A and Machine B calculated?\",\"answer\":\"Add the pencils produced for each listed time interval, add the corresponding total seconds, then divide total pencils by total seconds for each machine.\"},{\"question\":\"Which comparison uses revolutions per minute instead of pencils per second?\",\"answer\":\"The second problem compares Turbine A to Turbine B by computing average revolutions per minute from the provided time 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