Solving Proportions Word Problems - Examples & Practice

Anna and Ben are going apple picking at an orchard. They brought $20$ barrels with them, intending to fill as many of them as they can with apples and bring them back for a local fall festival.

Anna can fill a barrel with apples in $10$ minutes and Ben can do the same in $6$ minutes. Each barrel can hold $30$ apples at full capacity.

The pair is given $1$ hour to pick as many apples as they can.