SOLUTION: If 1 painter can paint 1 house in 4 days, how many houses can 6 painters, working at the same rate, paint in 2 days.
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Question 883844: If 1 painter can paint 1 house in 4 days, how many houses can 6 painters, working at the same rate, paint in 2 days.
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1 painter paints 1 house in 4 days
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6 painters can paint 6 houses in 4 days
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In half of that time, the same number of
painters will paint half as many houses, so
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6 painters can paint 3 houses in 2 days
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