document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=584804>Question 584804</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A computer can perform 30 identical tasks in 6 hours. At that rate, What is the minimum number of computers that should be assigned to complete 80 tasks within 3 hours. \r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "Thanks. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #372894 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Schaman_Dempster><B>Schaman_Dempster(26)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-07.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Schaman_Dempster><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Schaman_Dempster><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=372894\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A computer can perform 30 identical tasks in 6 hours.\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "Rate at which a computer works = number of tasks/ number of hours = 30/6 = 5 tasks per hour\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "We can say that a computer performs 5 tasks in an hour.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So, a computer performs 3*5 = 15 tasks in 3 hours.\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "Now, if x number of computers are operated for 3 hours. Then they can do number of tasks = number of tasks done by a computer in 3 hours times the number of computers\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "Therefore,  Number of tasks done by x computers in 3 hours = 15*x = 15x\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "Now, this number of tasks should equal 80 as mentioned in the problem.\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "Therefore,    15x = 80<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 80/15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 16/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 5 and 1/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Oh we can't have fraction number of computers.\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "Hence, we can say to complete 80 tasks, there should be 6 computers operating simultaneously. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );