SOLUTION: 40 rooms of a school are to be painted in 2 weeks by 30 workers. only 20 workers show up.Find the time taken to complete the task

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Question 889592: 40 rooms of a school are to be painted in 2 weeks by 30 workers. only 20 workers show up.Find the time taken to complete the task
Answer by richwmiller(17219)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
30*2=60 worker weeks
60/20=3 weeks

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