SOLUTION: If three men can pave six miles in four days, how much can each man pave in one day?

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Question 441383: If three men can pave six miles in four days, how much can each man pave in one day?
Answer by htmentor(1343)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
6 miles can be paved by 3 men in 4 days
We can state this as 6 miles per 3 men per 4 days
Expressed as a quotient, this is:
6 miles/3 men/4 days = 0.5 miles/man/day
So each man can pave 0.5 miles in one day

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