SOLUTION: Five men,each working 10 hours a day, take to cultivate one acre of land.how long will two men,each working 6hours a day,take to cultivate three acres of of land?

Question 985030: Five men,each working 10 hours a day, take to cultivate one acre of land.how long will two men,each working 6hours a day,take to cultivate three acres of of land?
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Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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10 hours per day for x days.
6 hours per day for y days.
First focus on HOURS.

The question asks for y. Are x and y supposed to be equal?
Answer by MathTherapy(10552) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Five men,each working 10 hours a day, take to cultivate one acre of land.how long will two men,each working 6hours a day,take to cultivate three acres of of land?

days, working 6 hours per day, or a total of 375 hours
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