Problema Solution
Each worker bee will produce 1/10 teaspoon of honey for their hive. If a quart of honey averages 2.95 lbs and bees need to tap 2 million flowers to produce 1 lb of honey, how many flowers (Average) does one worker bee tap in their 6 week life span?
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1 qt = 192 teaspoons
1 teaspoon = 1/192 qt
1/10 teaspoon = 1/1920 qt = (1/1920)(2.95) lbs = 0.0015364583 lbs
2*10^6 flowers are needed for 1 lbs of honey
lets assume that x flowers are needed for (1/1920)(2.95) lbs of honey
2*10^6 : 1 = x : (1/1920)(2.95)
by solving we find:
x = 3,073 flowers
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one worker been taps 3,073 flowers to produce 1/10 teaspoon of honey.