SOLUTION: If 15 workers can paint a certain number of houses in 24 days, how many days will 40 workers take, working at the same rate, to do the same job?
A) 12 Days
B) 18 Days
C) 15 Day
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Question 1011008: If 15 workers can paint a certain number of houses in 24 days, how many days will 40 workers take, working at the same rate, to do the same job?
A) 12 Days
B) 18 Days
C) 15 Days
D) 9 Days
Answer by fractalier(6550) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
We can solve this like this:
15 * 24 = 40x
360 = 40x
x = 9 days
Choice D.
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