SOLUTION: If 8 men can chop 9 cords of wood in 6.5 hours, how long will it take 4 men to chop 3 cords, assuming that all men work at the same rate?
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Question 430733: If 8 men can chop 9 cords of wood in 6.5 hours, how long will it take 4 men to chop 3 cords, assuming that all men work at the same rate?
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If 8 men can chop 9 cords of wood in 6.5 hours, how long will it take 4 men to
chop 3 cords, assuming that all men work at the same rate?
:
Find how many man-hrs required to chop 1 cord of wood.
= 5.778 man-hrs/cord
:
let d = time required by 4 men to chop 3 cords
:
4d = 3(5.778)
4d = 17.333
d =
d = 4.33 days for 4 men to chop 3 cords
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