SOLUTION: A farmer plough his land in 12 days if He uses 5 tractor s. How long will it take if He uses only 3

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Question 1191291: A farmer plough his land in 12 days if He uses 5 tractor s. How long will it take if He uses only 3
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Answer by josgarithmetic(39618)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
r, the rate for just 1 tractor
Five tractor rate is 5r;

For 3 tractors, x number of days.







Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A farmer plough his land in 12 days if He uses 5 tractor s.
How long will it take if He uses only 3
:
5 * 12 = 60 tractor-days to do the job
3d = 60
d = 20 days with 3 tractor

Answer by greenestamps(13200)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


Common sense tells us that 3/5 as many tractors means 5/3 as many days.

(5/3)*12=60/3=20

ANSWER: 20 days


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