SOLUTION: One man can dig a canal in 60 days. How many days will 5 men take if they work at the same rate?
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Question 790611: One man can dig a canal in 60 days. How many days will 5 men take if they work at the same rate?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
One man can dig a canal in 60 days. How many days will 5 men take if they work at the same rate?
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# of days and # of men are inversely related::
d = k/m
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Solve for "k" using "one man can dig a canal in 60 days"::
60 = k/1
k = 60
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Equation:
d = 60/m
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How many days will 5 men take if they work at the same rate?
d = 60/5 = 12 days
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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