You're at a halloween fair with a big ferris wheel. the wheel has ten chairs and people are seated two per chair. every minute a chair passes the exit platorm. the wheel opens at 11 am for thirty minutes -- how many people took a ride in that time?

The number of people who took ride in the big ferris wheel at a fair can be calculated by proper dimensional analysis. This can be done through the equation below,

         n = (number of minutes)(rate at which the chair passes the exit platform)(number of persons per chair)

Substituting the known values to the equation,

       n = (30 minutes)(1 chair / minute)(2 persons / chair)
                 n = 60 persons

Answer: 60 persons