The Challenge:
The following problem was submitted by Mr. John Pierce
who works for Coastal FuelsMarketing, Incorporated.
Coastal Fuels supplies fuel to many of the cruise ships that berth at Port
Everglades and planes that fly from Ft. Lauderdale International Airport.
The company pumps fuel directly to those locations from hugh storage tanks
located at the port. Mister Goodmath sends a big thanks
to John, for the submission.
To fuel a ship, Coastal fuels pumps oil from their hugh fuel tanks directly to the ships. The Sun Princess takes 240 minutes, the Westerdam takes 450 minutes and the Sea Escape takes 90 minutes to complete the fueling process. How many hours does it take to fuel all three of these ships?
The Solution:
Should you decide to ponder the problem and accept
the challenge, communicate your solution to Mister Goodmath at "rooneym@mistergoodmath.org".
Great solutions will be featured on T.V. during WAVE morning announcements.
