SOLUTION: How do I solve this question? "Five students could do 100 math problems in 2 hours. How long would it take 10 students to do 1000 math problems" Thanks!

SOLUTION: How do I solve this question? "Five students could do 100 math problems in 2 hours. How long would it take 10 students to do 1000 math problems" Thanks!

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"Five students could do 100 math problems in 2 hours. How long would it take 10 students to do 1000 math problems"
Thanks!
Answer by rwm(914) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
5 students can do 50 problems in 1 hr
On average, each student can do 10 problems in one hour
1000/10=100 hours

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