a factory has three types of machines , each of which works at its own constant rate . if 7 machine as and 11 machine bs can produce 470 widgets per hour , and if 8 machine as and 22 machine cs can produce 600 widgets per hour , how many widgets could one machine a , one machine b , and one machine c produce in one 8 - hour day ?
"let machine a produce a widgets per hour . b produce b widgets per hour and c produce c widgets per hour . 7 a + 11 b = 470 - - - ( 1 ) 8 a + 22 c = 600 - - - ( 2 ) dividing ( 2 ) by 2 4 a + 11 c = 300 . . . . . ( 3 ) adding ( 1 ) ( 3 ) 11 a + 11 b + 11 c = 770 a + b + c = 70 per hour so for eight hrs = 70 * 8 = 560 = answer = d"
multiply(divide(600, 11), 8)