First way: It takes 15 people 8 hours. So it would take 5 people 24 hours. (That's because 1/3 as many, or 5 people take 3 times as long, or 18 hours.) It takes 20 people 6 hours. (Because 4 times as many people do it in 1/4th the time. Answer: 6. Second way: Or you can work it: (people the first time)(hours the first time) = (people the second time)(hours the second time) 15×8 = 20×N 6 = N Edwin