SOLUTION: What is the proportion of the 6 builders to build a wall in 15 day and 10 builders to build same

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Question 1071135: What is the proportion of the 6 builders to build a wall in 15 day and 10 builders to build same
Answer by ikleyn(52812)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The equation for man-days is


6*15 = 10*x.   (1)


If you want to write it as a proportion, here it is:


 = .


Inverse proportionality.


If you want, you can present (1) equivalently as the equality for the rates:


 = .     (2).


Both sides of (2) are rates (that are assumed to be the same).


To see solved problems on this subject, look into the lesson
    - Rate of work problems
in this site.


Also, you have this free of charge online textbook in ALGEBRA-I in this site
    - ALGEBRA-I - YOUR ONLINE TEXTBOOK.

The referred lessons are the part of this textbook under the topic "Rate of work and joint work problems" of the section "Word problems".



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