SOLUTION: if 15 men make 27 baskets in one hour. how many baskets 45 men will make in 40 minutes?

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Question 1139682: if 15 men make 27 baskets in one hour. how many baskets 45 men will make in 40 minutes?
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, ikleyn:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39630) About Me  (Show Source):
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N%2AR%2AT=Q
N how many workers
R rate of one worker
T time
Q amount of work or how many items


system%2815r%2A1=27%2C45r%2A%282%2F3%29=Q%29

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system%2815r=27%2C30r=Q%29

system%285r=9%2C30r=Q%29

r=9%2F5
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Q=30%2A%289%2F5%29

highlight%28Q=54%29

Answer by ikleyn(52884) About Me  (Show Source):
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When you see such a problem, write the proportion


27%2F%2815%2A60%29 = x%2F%2845%2A40%29,        <<<---===  the number "60" here is the number of minutes in one hour !


saying that the rate of job of 1 man per minute is the same in both cases.


From the proportion, find  x = %2845%2A40%2A27%29%2F%2815%2A60%29 = one click in Excel = 54.


ANSWER.  54 baskets.

Solved.

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