document.write( "Question 879900: The number of workers is required to complete a job varies inversely as the time spent working. It takes 4 hours for 20 workers to raise a barn. How long would it take 25 people to raise a barn? (In order to receive credit you must use a system of equations.) \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #531112 by josgarithmetic(39617)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Unsure if you want this as a inverse variation problem or as a uniform rates problem.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "As written, n for count of workers, t for time in hours, \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Second sentence, first part, after solving the formula for k, \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The variation formula can now be more specifically given as \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Third sentence, n=25, t is unknown. Find t. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |