document.write( "Question 540592: If a crew of 3 people take 2 ½ hours to clean a house, then how long should a crew of 2 take to clean the same house? Assume that all people in the cleaning crew work at the same steady rate.
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If a crew of 3 people take 2 ½ hours to clean a house, then how long should a crew of 2 take to clean the same house? Assume that all people in the cleaning crew work at the same steady rate. \r
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\n" ); document.write( "# of hrs and # of people are indirectly ralated.
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\n" ); document.write( "hrs = k/p
\n" ); document.write( "Solve for \"k\" using \"If a crew of 3 people take 2 ½ hours to clean a house\"
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\n" ); document.write( "(5/2) = k/3
\n" ); document.write( "k = 15/2
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\n" ); document.write( "how long should a crew of 2 take to clean the same house?
\n" ); document.write( "hrs = (15/2)/2
\n" ); document.write( "hrs = 15/4 = 3 3/4 hrs
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