Question

Which company has better production technique?

Company A:

Fertilizers (tons)	150	180
Number of days	5	6

Company B:

• A. Company A
• B. Company B
• C. Capacity of A = Capacity of B
• D. Can't determine

Answer 1

The correct option is A Company A

Company A:
Let Company A produce x tons in a day.

150 tons of fertilizers are produced in 5 days.

Therefore,
$\Rightarrow x=\frac{150}{5}$
= 50 tons/day

Company B:
From the graph,
when x = 2, y = 40
x = 6, y = 80
$\therefore \text{Unit rate}=\frac{\text{Rise}}{\text{Run}}$
$=\frac{80-40}{6-2}=\frac{40}{4}=10\text{tons/day}$

Thus, Company A produces 50 tons/day and Company B produces 10 tons/day.

Hence, Company A has better production technique.