Question

given that it takes an employee about 19 seconds to lift, close, fill, and shelve a jar of peanut butter, calculate how many jars the employee can complete in 1 hour. about 163 jars about 240 jars about 758 jars about 189 jars

Explanation:

Step1: Convert 1 hour to seconds

1 hour = 60 minutes, 1 minute = 60 seconds, so 1 hour = \( 60\times60 = 3600 \) seconds.

Step2: Calculate the number of jars

The time per jar is 19 seconds. The number of jars \( n=\frac{3600}{19}\approx189.47 \), which is about 189 jars.

Answer:

About 189 jars