SOLUTION: If it takes 4 men 20 days to build a house how long would it take 6 men to build the house?
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Question 458675: If it takes 4 men 20 days to build a house how long would it take 6 men to build the house?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If it takes 4 men 20 days to build a house how long would it take 6 men to build the house?
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time and # of men are inversely related:
t = k/m
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Solve for "k" using "it takes 4 men 20 days to build a house"
20 = k/4
k = 80
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Equation:
t = 80/m
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How long would it take 6 men to build the house?
t = 80/6
t = 13 1/3 days
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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