SOLUTION: If a crew of 9 workers can paint a house in 14 days. How long will it take a crew of 5 to complete the same job? Given that the rate of work is the same per worker.

Question 885414: If a crew of 9 workers can paint a house in 14 days. How long will it take a crew of 5 to complete the same job? Given that the rate of work is the same per worker.
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If a crew of 9 workers can paint a house in 14 days.
Find how many man-days required to paint the house
9 * 14 = 126 man-days to complete a house
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How long will it take a crew of 5 to complete the same job? Given that the rate of work is the same per worker.
let d = no. of days required for 5 men to do the same job
5d = 126
d = 126/5
d = 25.2 days
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