document.write( "Question 165496: The problem is - It took Karla & her helper 24 minutes to feed 18 cats. Working at the same rate, how long should it take Karla and 2 helpers to feed the 18 cats? I was taking 18/24 = x/2 to find the conversion rate but the answer didnt seem to make sense. Can you show me how to do this problem?\r
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It took Karla & her helper 24 minutes to feed 18 cats. Working at the same rate, how long should it take Karla and 2 helpers to feed the 18 cats?
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\n" ); document.write( "Treat this like a man-hour problem (girl-minutes in this case)
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\n" ); document.write( "The feeding of the 18 cats required 2*24 = 48 girl-minutes
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\n" ); document.write( "Let x = no. of minutes required, with three working
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\n" ); document.write( "3x = 48
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\n" ); document.write( "x = 16 min with 3 girls
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\n" ); document.write( "Check 16 * 3 = 48 girl-minutes, the completed job requirement
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