SOLUTION: Ten Men Can Paint 2 Houses in 8 Days. How Many Men Will He Required to Paint 15 Houses In 6 Days?
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Question 800598: Ten Men Can Paint 2 Houses in 8 Days. How Many Men Will He Required to Paint 15 Houses In 6 Days?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
# of men is directly related to # of houses
# of men is indirectly related to # of days
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m = k*h/d
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Solve for "k" using "Ten Men Can Paint 2 Houses in 8 Days?
10 = k*2/8
k = 40
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Equation:
m = 40*h/d
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How Many Men Will He Required to Paint 15 Houses In 6 Days?
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m = 40*15/6
m = 600/6
# of men = 100
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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