SOLUTION: The number of calculators produced in a certain company varies jointly as the number of workers and the time spend working. If 200 workers can produce 1000 calculators in 8 hours,

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Question 241957: The number of calculators produced in a certain company varies jointly as the number of workers and the time spend working. If 200 workers can produce 1000 calculators in 8 hours, how many calculators can 500 workers produce in 40 hours?

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The number of calculators produced in a certain company varies jointly as the number of workers and the time spend working. If 200 workers can produce 1000 calculators in 8 hours, how many calculators can 500 workers produce in 40 hours?
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Find out how many man hrs to produce 1 calc:
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%28200%2A8%29%2F1000 = 1.6 man-hrs per calc
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Find out how many can be produced by 500 working 40 hrs
%28500%2A40%29%2F1.6 = 12,500 calculators