SOLUTION: If 5 people take 48 minutesto do a job how long can 12 people take to do the same job

SOLUTION: If 5 people take 48 minutesto do a job how long can 12 people take to do the same job

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Question 1020935: If 5 people take 48 minutesto do a job how long can 12 people take to do the same job
Answer by robertb(5830) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The job will take 5*48 = 240 people-minutes to complete.
==>
==> , or
==> x = 20 minutes.
Therefore it will take 20 minutes for 12 people to do the same job.
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