SOLUTION: It takes 8 painters 6 hours to paint the walls of a gymnasium.
a. How many person-hours does this job require?
b. How many hours will 12 painters take to paint the gymnasium?
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a. How many person-hours does this job require?
b. How many hours will 12 painters take to paint the gymnasium?
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Question 269152: It takes 8 painters 6 hours to paint the walls of a gymnasium.
a. How many person-hours does this job require?
b. How many hours will 12 painters take to paint the gymnasium? Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! It takes 8 painters 6 hours to paint the walls of a gymnasium.
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a. How many person-hours does this job require?
Person-hours??? Who comes up with these dumb terms??
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8 * 6 = 48 MAN-hours, to do the job
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b. How many hours will 12 painters take to paint the gymnasium?
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Let x = no. of hours, when 12 men do the job
12x = 48
x = 48/12
x = 4 hrs to do the job
