SOLUTION: if 8 people take 6 hours to complete a task how long it take 10 people to complete the same task

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Question 557337: if 8 people take 6 hours to complete a task how long it take 10 people to complete the same task
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if 8 people take 6 hours to complete a task how long it take 10 people to complete the same task
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Find the number of man-hrs to complete the task: 8 * 6 = 48 man-hrs
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Let t = time for 10 men to do the job
10t = 48
t = 48/10
t = 4.8 hrs