SOLUTION: It takes 16 painters 7 hours to paint a building, how many painters working at the same rate are needed to paint the building in 4 hours?

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Question 665589: It takes 16 painters 7 hours to paint a building, how many painters working at the same rate are needed to paint the building in 4 hours?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi,

It takes 16 painters 7 hours to paint a building, 

how many paintershighlight%28x%29 working at the same rate are needed to paint the building in 4 hours? 

%28M%5B1%5D%2AT%5B1%5D%29%2FW%5B1%5D+=+%28M%5B2%5D%2AT%5B2%5D%29%2FW%5B2%5D

  16%2A7+=++x+%2A+4

        28 = x