SOLUTION: 5 people take 5 hrs to load 5 trucks. For two people to load one truck, how long will it take?

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Question 982127: 5 people take 5 hrs to load 5 trucks.
For two people to load one truck, how long will it take?

Found 2 solutions by macston, josgarithmetic:
Answer by macston(5194)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Each person takes 1 truck and takes five hours to load,
so 1 truck takes 5 person hours. 5 person hours/2 people=2.5 hours

Answer by josgarithmetic(39617)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Rate, Time, Job
RT=J

, if one truck is one job.
; r is the one-person rate.

Can you do the question part?

Two people to load 1 truck,
, t being time to do this job



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