SOLUTION: If a job can be completed by 2 workers in 10 days, then what is the number of workers needed to complete the job in 5 days?

Question 511296: If a job can be completed by 2 workers in 10 days, then what is the number of workers needed to complete the job in 5 days?

Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If a job can be completed by 2 workers in 10 days, then what is the number of workers needed to complete the job in 5 days?
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Days and # of workers are indirectly related:
w = k/d
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Solve for "k" using "2 workers in 10 days":
2 = k/10
k = 20
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Equation:
w = 20/d
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what is the number of workers needed to complete the job in 5 days?
w = 20/5
# of workers = 4
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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