A machine in a soft drink factory fills 840 bottles in six hours. How many bottles will it fill in five hours?
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A machine in a soft drink factory fills 840 bottles in six hours- How many bottles will it fill in five hours-700300600400

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Time taken to fill 840 bottles -6 hoursNumber of bottles filled in one hour -8406-140 bottles-Number of bottles filled in 5 hours -140-xD7-5-700 bottles-

A machine in a soft drink factory fills 840 bottles in six hours. How many bottles will it fill in five hours?700300600400

Time taken to fill 840 bottles =6 hoursNumber of bottles filled in one hour =8406=140 bottles.Number of bottles filled in 5 hours =140×5=700 bottles.

A machine in a soft drink factory fills 840 bottles in six hours. How many bottles will it fill in five hours?
$700$
$300$
$600$
$400$

Time taken to fill $840$ bottles $= 6$ hours
Number of bottles filled in one hour $= \frac{840}{6} = 140$ bottles.
Number of bottles filled in $5$ hours $= 140 \times 5 = 700$ bottles.