SOLUTION: The number o days it takes to build a house is inversely proportional to the number of people helping to build it. If it takes 10 people 40 days to build the house, how long will i
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Question 966482: The number o days it takes to build a house is inversely proportional to the number of people helping to build it. If it takes 10 people 40 days to build the house, how long will it takes 8 people to build the house?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
t, days to build house
n, how many workers
k, variation constant
From first sentence description,
Expect variation equation, .
Eight people helping?
days.
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