SOLUTION: 6 workers can clean 40 cars in 4 days. How many workers would it take to clean all 40 cars in half of a day?
Algebra.Com
Question 781974: 6 workers can clean 40 cars in 4 days. How many workers would it take to clean all 40 cars in half of a day?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
6 workers can clean 40 cars in 4 days.
1 worker would take 6 times as long, so
1 worker can clean 40 cars in 24 days
It would take 48 times as many workers to
clean that many cars in 1/48 of that time, so
48 workers can clean 40 cars in 24/48, or 1/2 day
RELATED QUESTIONS
if 6 workers can build 4 cars in two days then how many days would it take 8 workers to... (answered by oberobic,ankor@dixie-net.com)
If five workers can clean a stadium after a baseball game in four hours, how long would... (answered by Alan3354)
It takes 4 workers 60 mins to clean 14 rooms in a hotel. How many workers are needed to... (answered by advanced_Learner,ankor@dixie-net.com)
If M workers can do a job in D days, how long would it take 40 workers to do the same... (answered by ptaylor)
If 2 students can clean 5 classrooms in 4 hours, how long would it take for 40 students... (answered by richwmiller)
Ten workers can dig 20 holes in 40 days. At the same rate, how many days would twenty... (answered by josgarithmetic)
It takes 6 days to clean a house working 4 hours per day. How many days will it take to... (answered by Fombitz)
If one maid can clean a house in 4 hours and another maid can clean a house in 6 hours... (answered by ptaylor)
clarissa can clean a house in 10 days. shawna can clean a house in 15 days. how many days (answered by josmiceli)