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Question 559968: IF THREE MEN PAINT HALF THE HOUSE IN ONE DAY HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE FIVE MEN TO PAINT THE WHOLE HOUSE. MY EMAIL ADDRESS IS dushyant.deotale@gamil.com
Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! dushyant.deotale@gamil.com
If 3 men paint 1/2 a house in 1 day, then
twice as many men can paint 1 house in 1 day
so, 6 men paint 1 house in 1 day
1 man would take 6 times as long to paint 1 house, so
1 man paints 1 house in 6 days
5 men can paint 1 house in 1/5 of the time, so
5 men paint 1 house in 6/5 days
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