A machine can cut 240 tools in 5 hours. Time needed to cut 168 tools i...
Calculation:
To calculate the time needed to cut 168 tools, we can use the concept of direct proportionality.
Given:
Machine can cut 240 tools in 5 hours
Let x be the time needed to cut 168 tools:
Using the concept of direct proportionality:
Number of tools is directly proportional to the time taken to cut them.
Therefore, we can set up the proportion as follows:
240 tools → 5 hours
168 tools → x hours
Solving the proportion:
(240 tools) / (5 hours) = (168 tools) / (x hours)
x = (168 tools * 5 hours) / 240 tools
x = 14 * 5 / 24
x = 3 hours 30 minutes
Therefore, the time needed to cut 168 tools is 3 hours and 30 minutes, which matches with option 'B'.