SOLUTION: If it takes 6hours to finish 3/5 of a job, how many hours it take to complete the job?

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Question 956900: If it takes 6hours to finish 3/5 of a job, how many hours it take to complete the job?
Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The rate of working is jobs/hr
Multiply top and bottom by


jobs/hr
It will take 10 hrs to complete the job

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