SOLUTION: if two painters can complete two rooms in 2 hours,how many painter would it take to do 18 rooms in 6 hours?

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Question 738207: if two painters can complete two rooms in 2 hours,how many painter would it take to do 18 rooms in 6 hours?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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two painters can complete two rooms in 2 hours
that is 4 man hours for two rooms
which is 2 man hours per room.
18 rooms requires 2*18 =36 man hours.
36 man hours for 6 hours means 36/6=6 men working 6 hours to paint 18 rooms