SOLUTION: Hi-Please help me with the following It takes a team of 13 builders 6 months to build a 3 bedroomed house. How long will it take a team of 10 builders to build the same house?

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Question 1029000: Hi-Please help me with the following
It takes a team of 13 builders 6 months to build a 3 bedroomed house.
How long will it take a team of 10 builders to build the same house?

Answer by rothauserc(4718) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
13 * 6 = 78 builder months
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10(builders) * x(builder months) = 78
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x = 7.8 months
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it takes 10 builders 7.8 months to build the house
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