Question 614867: The wages of 3 men for 4 weeks is $108. at the same rate of pay, how many weeks will 5 men work for $135? Answer by Theo(13342) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! 3 men work for 4 weeks to make a total of 108 dollars.
divide 108 by 4 and you get 3 men working 1 week for 27 dollars.
each man is therefore making 9 dollars per week.
3 men * 9 dollars per week times 4 weeks = 3 * 9 * 4 = 27 * 4 = 108 dollars.
5 men will make 9 dollars a week * 5 = 45 dollars a week.
if you want to pay a total of 135 dollars, then you can get 3 weeks out of them because 3 * 45 = 135.
answer is 5 men will work 3 weeks for a total of 135 dollars.
