A local car wash is open 8 hours each day. It uses 1/3 of a container of wax for each car. The car wash waxes an average of 8 1/2 cars per hour. How many containers of wax does the car wash use in one day?

A local car wash is open 8 hours each day. It uses 1/3 of a container of wax for each car. The car wash waxes an average of 8 1/2 cars per hour. How many containers of wax does the car wash use in one day?

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134753119

Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

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