The Spicy Stop restaurant has seating for 50 people. On average a customer eats 1 meal only and spends 50 minutes seated (and this includes time to or

[CFMG]

The Spicy Stop restaurant has seating for 50 people. On average a customer eats 1 meal only and spends 50 minutes seated (and this includes time to order, get the meal, eat, and pay).
What is the capacity of the seating system in meals per hour?

 

[Steven G]

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[Dr.Peterson]

The Spicy Stop restaurant has seating for 50 people. On average a customer eats 1 meal only and spends 50 minutes seated (and this includes time to order, get the meal, eat, and pay).
What is the capacity of the seating system in meals per hour?

Suppose 50 people come in simultaneously, and each spends 50 minutes. How many meals is that, and how many hours? Then, how many meals per hour.

Or, if you want to check that you get the same answer two different ways, consider how many meals would be served in, say, 10 hours, if every seat was full at all times. How many people would have sat in any given seat during that time? How many meals served? How many per hour?

Also, since you gave no context, perhaps you are studying the restaurant business specifically, and have been given a definition or formula for capacity. Tell us what you learned and how you are thinking of applying it.