document.write( "Question 680151: If a man and a half can eat a cake and a half in a minute and a half, allowing the same situation, how many men would it take to eat 60 cakes in 30 minutes? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #422261 by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! If a man and a half can eat a cake and a half in a minute and a half, \n" ); document.write( "That's one man, one cake in 1.5 min, that's 1.5man-minutes per cake \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( " allowing the same situation, how many men would it take to eat 60 cakes in 30 minutes? \n" ); document.write( "60 * 1.5 = 90 man-minutes required \n" ); document.write( "Let m = no. men to accomplish this in 30 min \n" ); document.write( "30m = 90 \n" ); document.write( "m = 90/30 \n" ); document.write( "m = 3 men, \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |