Question: Wendy works at a chocolate factory packing chocolates. She can package 2 dozen chocolates in 5 minutes. How many individual chocolates can she package in 4 hours? Think carefully first, then make a decision:
There are 60 minutes in an hour and she packs chocolate in 5 - minute increments. So that's 60 / 5 = 12 5 minute increments in 1 hour. 12 chocolates make 1 dozen and she packages 2 dozen in 5 minutes so that's 12 * 2 = 24 chocolates in 5 minutes. 12 5 minute increments are in an hour and she packages 24 chocolates in 5 minutes so she can package 12 * 24 = 288 individual chocolates in 1 hour. If she packages 288 individual chocolates in 1 hour then in 4 hours she can package 288 * 4 = 1,152 individual chocolates. So the answer is 1152.