document.write( "Question 467347: if 4 men can mow certain piece of land in 6 days ,working 10 hours a day, how many days would it take 6men to mow the same land, if they worked 8 hours per day? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #320648 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! if 4 men can mow certain piece of land in 6 days ,working 10 hours a day, how many days would it take 6 men to mow the same land, if they worked 8 hours per day? \n" ); document.write( "----- \n" ); document.write( "Note: 4 men take 60 hrs \n" ); document.write( "--- \n" ); document.write( "# of men and time to do the job are indirectly related. \n" ); document.write( "-------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "hrs = k/m \n" ); document.write( "--- \n" ); document.write( "Solve for \"k\" using \"4 men take 60 hrs\" \n" ); document.write( "60 = k/4 \n" ); document.write( "k = 240 \n" ); document.write( "----- \n" ); document.write( "Equation: \n" ); document.write( "days = 240/men \n" ); document.write( "------------------------ \n" ); document.write( "Solve \"how many days would it take 6 men to mow the same land if they worked 8 hours per day?\" \n" ); document.write( "--- \n" ); document.write( "hrs = 240/6 \n" ); document.write( "hrs = 40 hours \n" ); document.write( "# of days = 40/8 = 5 days \n" ); document.write( "============================= \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |