SOLUTION: The amount of time needed to complete a job, t, varies inversely with the number of workers, w. If 9 workers can complete a job in 56 minutes, how many minutes would it take 14 wo

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Question 1161316: The amount of time needed to complete a job, t, varies inversely with the number of workers, w. If 9 workers can complete a job in 56 minutes, how many minutes would it take 14 workers?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) About Me  (Show Source):
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t=k%2Fw

56=k%281%2F9%29
k=9%2A56
k=504


14 workers need 504%2F14=highlight%2836%29 minutes.