SOLUTION: If 8 men can paint a school in 15 days, how many days would it take for 12 men to paint the same school , assuring that they work on the same rate.

Question 1059172: If 8 men can paint a school in 15 days, how many days would it take for 12 men to paint the same school , assuring that they work on the same rate.
Answer by jorel555(1290) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If 8 men can paint one school in 15 days, then each man paints 1/8 x 1/15, or 1/120 of a school per day. 12 men working each day means 12/120ths of a school get done per day. It would take these men 120/12, or 10 days to finish the job. ☺☺☺☺
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