SOLUTION: Not sure if it fits in the right category. Here is the question. if 8 lumberjacks can cut down 18 trees in 3 days, how many tress can 28 lumberjacks cut down in 2 days? I am not s

Question 31026: Not sure if it fits in the right category. Here is the question. if 8 lumberjacks can cut down 18 trees in 3 days, how many tress can 28 lumberjacks cut down in 2 days? I am not sure where to start becuase there numbers are usually linked toghther, in this problem they are not so I have no clue/
Answer by acerX(62) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
First we need to solve the first equation for one lumberjack in one day, X. The equation would be

or one lumberjack can cut down 0.75 trees in one day
Now the second equation:
where t=total number of trees and x=number of trees one lumberjack can cut down in one day. Plug in the value for X

42 trees
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