SOLUTION: If it takes five workers six hours to paint an office, how long will it take eight workers to paint the office, assuming all the workers work at the same rate?

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Question 378429: If it takes five workers six hours to paint an office, how long will it take eight workers to paint the office, assuming all the workers work at the same rate?
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20054) About Me  (Show Source):
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If it takes five workers six hours to paint an office, how long will it take eight workers to paint the office, assuming all the workers work at the same rate?
Since it takes five workers six hours to paint an office, it would take one
worker five times that long or 30 hours.  8 workers will only take 1%2F8th as
long as it would take just one worker, so it will take them 1%2F8th of 30 hours or 3%263%2F4 hours. 

Edwin