SOLUTION: It takes 2 hours for 3 cooks to prepare the food for a wedding rehearsal dinner. How long will it take 5 cooks to prepare the dinner? Thanks to anyone who can help!!

Question 321796: It takes 2 hours for 3 cooks to prepare the food for a wedding rehearsal dinner. How long will it take 5 cooks to prepare the dinner?

Thanks to anyone who can help!!
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

If it takes 3 cooks 2 hours, then each cook can prepare

of the meal in 2 hours, therefore each cook can prepare

of the meal in one hour. So 5 cooks can prepare

of the meal in one hour, hence 5 cooks can prepare one meal in

hours.

John

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