SOLUTION: if a man can do a piece of work in 15 days what part of work does he finish in 1 day? in 3 days? in x days? in 15 days?

Question 898608: if a man can do a piece of work in 15 days what part of work does he finish in 1 day? in 3 days? in x days? in 15 days?

Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Proportion exercise.

1 piece of work in 15 days.
.
Your first question is of the job.

How much of the piece of work in 3 days?
for j jobs in 3 days.

of the job.

You can answer the next two questions, because you already see what is variable and where it is positioned in the proportion.
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