document.write( "Question 355115: A chef can prepare a meal for 25 people in 5 hours. One assistant takes 20 hours to prepare the same meal. How many assistants must be hired to prepare the same meal for 45 people in 6 hours? Thank You \n" ); document.write( "
| Algebra.Com's Answer #253700 by ewatrrr(24785)     You can put this solution on YOUR website! Hi, \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "Preparing a meal for 45 persons in 6 hrs \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "One assistant takes 20 hours to prepare meal for 25 People \n" ); document.write( "Let x be the amount of meals in 6 hrs \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "cross multiply to solve \n" ); document.write( "4x = 5*6 \n" ); document.write( "x = 7.5 ( An Assistant can prepare 7.5 meals in 6 hrs) \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "Note: Chef can prepare 30 meals in 6 hrs. \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "There will need to be 2 Assistants hired to prepare the remaining 15 meals \n" ); document.write( " |