SOLUTION: If 5 workers take one hour to dig a ditch, how long will it take 12 workers to dig the same type of ditch (how many minutes)?
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Question 533989: If 5 workers take one hour to dig a ditch, how long will it take 12 workers to dig the same type of ditch (how many minutes)?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
5 workers take 60 minutes
1 worker will take 5 times as long, or 300 minutes
It will take 12 workers 1/12 of that time, or
300/12 = 25 minutes
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