SOLUTION: Working as a team ,8 mathletes can solve 20 problems in 10 minutes. At this rate, how many mathletes are needed in order to solve 30 problems in 5 minutes.
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Question 72358: Working as a team ,8 mathletes can solve 20 problems in 10 minutes. At this rate, how many mathletes are needed in order to solve 30 problems in 5 minutes.
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
8 men / 20 probs in 10 min
Divide probs and minutes by 2 to get
8 men / 10 probs in 5 min
Multiply men and probs by 3 to get
24 men / 30 probs in 5 min
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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