SOLUTION: if 6 people do a certain job in 8 hours how long will it take 16 people working at the same speed?
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Question 541761: if 6 people do a certain job in 8 hours how long will it take 16 people working at the same speed?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
if 6 people do a certain job in 8 hours how long will it take 16 people working at the same speed?
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# of hrs and # of people are indirectly related.
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h = k/p
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Solve for "k" using "if 6 people do a certain job in 8 hours".
8 = k/6
k = 48
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Equation:
h = 48/p
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how long will it take 16 people working at the same speed?
h = 48/16
h = 3 hrs.
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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