Question: At its processing plant in Florida, Cran-Fruity trucks deliver oranges at a rate of 11,400 kg per hour, starting at 7AM until the last truck

 At its processing plant in Florida, Cran-Fruity trucks deliver oranges at

At its processing plant in Florida, Cran-Fruity trucks deliver oranges at a rate of 11,400 kg per hour, starting at 7AM until the last truck arrives at 7PM (19:00). Trucks empty their load into dumpers. These dumpers have a total capacity of 6,250 kg. When dumpers are full, trucks must wait until there is space in them before emptying their load. The juice plant begins processing at 7AM at a rate of 6,550 kg per hour. Assume the day ends once all orange deliveries have been processed and the dumpers are empty. Estimate the numbers of hours required (starting at 7AM) to complete one day at the Florida plant. For example, if you estimate that the day ends at 3AM, enter 20.0 Note : Round your final answer to one decimal. For example, if your answer is 20.25 hours, enter 20.3 (and do not transform the 0.25 into minutes)

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