SOLUTION: 10 people can paint a building in 5days. If each person paint as quickly as the other then how much of the building could 7 people paint in 5days.

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Question 1107803: 10 people can paint a building in 5days. If each person paint as quickly as the other then how much of the building could 7 people paint in 5days.
Answer by ikleyn(52800) About Me  (Show Source):
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The entire job is 10*5 = 50 man-days.


7 people in 5 days will do 7*5 = 35 man-days.


It is  35%2F50 = 7%2F10 = 0.7 of the entire job,  or  70% of the entire job.