SOLUTION: If it takes 2 men to do a job in 12 hours, how many men will it take to do the same job in 30 minutes?
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Question 318851: If it takes 2 men to do a job in 12 hours, how many men will it take to do the same job in 30 minutes?
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If it takes 2 men to do a job in 12 hours,
how many men will it take to do the same job in 30 minutes?
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We can use man-hours here
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2 * 12 = 24 man-hours to do the job
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Let m = no. of men to do the same job in 30 min (.5 hr)
.5m = 24
m = 48 men to do the job in 30 min
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