6 mins goes into 60 mins ten times. so, first do [tex]5000 \times 10 = 50000[/tex] now 50000 crauons are being made in 1 hour but your are trying to find how many crayons are being made in 3 hours so, you multiply [tex]50000 \times 3 = 150000[/tex] 150000 is how many crayons are made in 3 hours.
