SOLUTION: If four people took six hours to build a wall, how long would it take three people to build an identical wall?

Question 1022657: If four people took six hours to build a wall, how long would it take three people to build an identical wall?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If four people took six hours to build a wall, how long would it take three people to build an identical wall?
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time is inversely related to number of workers::
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t = k/n
Solve for "k" using "four people took six hours to build a wall"
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6 = k/4
k = 24
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Equation:
t = 24/n
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How long would it take three people to build an identical wall?
t = 24/3 = 8 hrs
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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