SOLUTION: If it takes 8 men to complete a job
in 8 days, how many days would it take 1 man?
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Question 717653: If it takes 8 men to complete a job
in 8 days, how many days would it take 1 man?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If it takes 8 men to complete a job
in 8 days, how many days would it take 1 man?
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# of men and # of days are inversely related:
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d = k/m
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Solve for "k" using "it takes 8 men to complete a job
in 8 days"
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8 = k/8
k = 64
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Equation:
d = 64/m
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how many days would it take 1 man?
d = 64/1
# of days = 64
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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