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Question 644287: The local painters union recieved an unusual and urgent request to paint 2 houses in 4 hours. If each painter can paint one house in 10 hours, how many painters will it take to accommodate this request? Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The local painters union received an unusual and urgent request to
paint 2 houses in 4 hours.
If each painter can paint one house in 10 hours, how many painters will it
take to accommodate this request?
:
From the given information we know it take 10 man-hrs to paint one house
Obviously 20 man-hrs to paint two.
:
let m = number of men required to paint two houses in 4 hrs
4m = 20
m = 20/4
m = 5 men required
