SOLUTION: Write an equation expressing the variation described; then use it to solve the problem It take one person 18 hour to paint a fence. If the time, T, that it takes to paint a fenc

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Question 1000608: Write an equation expressing the variation described; then use it to solve the problem
It take one person 18 hour to paint a fence. If the time, T, that it takes to paint a fence varies inversely with the number of painters, P, how long will it take four people to paint the fence?

Answer by josgarithmetic(39617)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
This is the second sentence part of the description:
T is time to do the painting
P is how many painters
k is proportionality constant or variation constant;


The first sentence means


.

What if P=4?



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