SOLUTION: if 2 painters paint 2 rooms in 2 hours then how many painters will be required to paint 18rooms in 6hours ?
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Question 781554: if 2 painters paint 2 rooms in 2 hours then how many painters will be required to paint 18rooms in 6hours ? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! if 2 painters paint 2 rooms in 2 hours then how many painters will be required to paint 18rooms in 6hours
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# of painters is directly related to # of rooms and inversely
related to # of hours.
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p = k*r/h
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Solve for "k" using "2 painters paint 2 rooms in 2 hours"::
2 = k*2/2
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k = 2
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p = 2*r/h
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Solve:: "how many painters will be required to paint 18 rooms in 6hours".
p = 2*18/6
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p = 6 (# of painters required)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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