Q. A factory makes 4.6 meters of masking tape every minute. How many meters of masking tape can the factory make in 5 minutes?_____ meters
Identify rate and time: Step 1: Identify the rate of production and the time.The factory produces 4.6 meters of tape every minute. We need to find out how much it makes in 5 minutes.Calculation: 4.6meters/minute×5minutes.
Perform multiplication: Step 2: Perform the multiplication to find the total production. 4.6×5=23 meters.
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