SOLUTION: If 4 men clean a house in 150 minutes, how long will it take 5 men to complete the same task?
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Question 757932: If 4 men clean a house in 150 minutes, how long will it take 5 men to complete the same task?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If 4 men clean a house in 150 minutes, how long will it take 5 men to complete the same task?
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# of minutes and # of men are inversely related.
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time = k/m
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Solve for "k" based on "4 men clean a house in 150 minutes":
150 = k/4
k = 600
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Equation:
time = 600/m
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how long will it take 5 men to complete the same task?
Use the Equation:
time = 600/5 = 120 minutes.
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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