Question

diane owns three restaurants. the table below shows the number of customers served by each restaurant and how much time the total service took.

	first restaurant	second restaurant	third restaurant
time (minutes)	64	30	18

write the time it took per customer for each restaurant. then determine which restaurant served the fastest.

time taken per customer for the first restaurant: \\(\square\\) minutes
time taken per customer for the second restaurant: \\(\square\\) minutes
time taken per customer for the third restaurant: \\(\square\\) minutes

select the restaurant that served the fastest.
\\(\bigcirc\\) first restaurant \\(\bigcirc\\) second restaurant \\(\bigcirc\\) third restaurant

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate first restaurant per-customer time

Divide total time by customer count: $\frac{64}{8} = 8$

Step2: Calculate second restaurant per-customer time

Divide total time by customer count: $\frac{30}{6} = 5$

Step3: Calculate third restaurant per-customer time

Divide total time by customer count: $\frac{18}{3} = 6$

Step4: Identify fastest restaurant

Compare per-customer times: $5 < 6 < 8$

Answer:

Time taken per customer for the first restaurant: 8 minutes
Time taken per customer for the second restaurant: 5 minutes
Time taken per customer for the third restaurant: 6 minutes
Select the restaurant that served the fastest: Second restaurant