SOLUTION: It takes 10 electricians 6 hours to wire a small house, how many electricians working at the same rate are needed to wire this house in 4 hours?

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Question 1093212: It takes 10 electricians 6 hours to wire a small house, how many electricians working at the
same rate are needed to wire this house in 4 hours?
Found 2 solutions by richwmiller, greenestamps:
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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10*6= 60 work hours
60/4=15 electricians

Answer by greenestamps(13206) About Me  (Show Source):
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Fewer hours means you need more workers.

If you cut the number of hours by a factor of 2/3, then you need to increase the number of electricians by a factor of 3/2.

10%2A%283%2F2%29+=+15

You need 15 electricians to complete the job in 4 hours.