SOLUTION: Six men take five days to complete a job.how long would the same job take 15 men.
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Question 828989: Six men take five days to complete a job.how long would the same job take 15 men.
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Six men take five days to complete a job.
how long would the same job take 15 men.
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# of men and # of days are inversely related:
d = k/m
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Solve for "k" using "6 men take 5 days to complete a job":
5 = k/6
k = 30
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Equation:
d = 30/m
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how long would the same job take 15 men.
d = 30/15
days = 2 (# of eays for 15 men to do the job)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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