SOLUTION: 9 men use 45 tissue papers in 6 days. How long would 70 tissue paper last for 7 men?

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Question 887337: 9 men use 45 tissue papers in 6 days. How long would 70 tissue paper last for 7 men?
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9 men use 45 tissue papers in 6 days. How long would 70 tissue paper last for 7 men?
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9 men use 45 tissue papers in 6 days --> 1 man uses 5 papers in 6 days
1 man uses (5/6) papers per day.
7 men use 35/6 papers per day.
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70 papers last 70/(35/6) days.
= 12 days