SOLUTION: answers: 2 workers pack 120 phones in 6 hours. how long will 5 workers to pack 400 phones if they work at the same rate?

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Question 1066816: answers: 2 workers pack 120 phones in 6 hours. how long will 5 workers to pack 400 phones if they work at the same rate?
Found 2 solutions by jorel1380, stanbon:
Answer by jorel1380(3719) (Show Source):
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120 phones/6 hours=20 phones/hour
20 phones/2 workers=10 phones per worker per hour;
So:
400 phones/5 workers =80 phones per worker
80 phones/worker / 10 phones per worker per hour=8 hours for 5 workers to pack 400 phones. ☺☺☺☺

Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
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2 workers pack 120 phones in 6 hours. how long will 5 workers to pack 400 phones if they work at the same rate?
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time is directly related to # of phones and indirectly
related to # of workers::
t = k*p/w
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Solve for "k" using "2 workers pack 120 phones in 6 hours".
6 = k*120/2
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k = 1/10
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Equation:
t = (1/10)*p/w
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"how long will 5 workers to pack 400 phones if they work at the same rate?"
t = (1/10)*400/5
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time = 8 hours
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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