SOLUTION: five workers can cut the grass of a rugby pitch in 1 hour.How long will it take six workers to cut the grass of the rugby pitch?

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Question 1071878: five workers can cut the grass of a rugby pitch in 1 hour.How long will it take six workers to cut the grass of the rugby pitch?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39625) About Me  (Show Source):
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5%2F6 of the time, or 50 minutes.



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1 job
r, rate of one worker
t, time in hours

5r%2A1=1=6r%2At
6rt=5r
t=%285r%29%2F%286r%29
t=5%2F6