Question 636944: If 6 people can cut 3820 square feet of shrubs in 1 hour, how many square feet can be cut by 8 people in 2 hours? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! If 6 people can cut 3820 square feet of shrubs in 1 hour, how many square feet can be cut by 8 people in 2 hours?
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# of squae feet is directly related to # of people and # of hours.
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Area = k*p*t
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Solve for "k" using "6 people can cut 3820 square feet of shrubs in 1 hour".
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3820 = k*6*1
k = 636 2/3
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Equation:
A = (636 2/3)*p*t
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how many square feet can be cut by 8 people in 2 hours?
A = (626.6667)*8*2
A = 10186 2/3 sq. ft.
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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