At rush hour, two people per second step onto an escalator. The escalator takes 24 seconds to bring a person from the bottom to the top. How many people are on the escalator during rush hour

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Answer:

"48" is the appropriate solution.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

Flow rate,

R = 2 people per sec.

Flow time,

T = 24 seconds

By using the Little's Law,

⇒ [tex]I = R\times T[/tex]

The no. of people during rush hour will be:

⇒    [tex]=24\times 2[/tex]

⇒    [tex]=48[/tex]