SOLUTION: If one and one-half teams of men require one and one-half days to shovel one and one-half truckloads of sand, how long will it take one teams to shovel one truckload?

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Question 41564: If one and one-half teams of men require one and one-half days to shovel one and one-half truckloads of sand, how long will it take one teams to shovel one truckload?
Answer by mszlmb(115) About Me  (Show Source):
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Reword the question to
If in 1 1/2 hours 1 1/2 men shovel 1 1/2 sands, how long does it take 1 man to shovel 1 sand? And the answer, the same 1 1/2 hours, becomes evident. Because there are 3 variables, when 2 change accordingly the last is constant. One would think 1.5:1.5:1.5 so 1:1:1, but it's 1.5:1.5 when 1.5, then 1:1 when 1.5, get it?