SOLUTION: It takes 48 minutes for 6 people to paint 6 walls.
How many minutes does it take 11 people to paint 11 walls?
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Question 629763: It takes 48 minutes for 6 people to paint 6 walls.
How many minutes does it take 11 people to paint 11 walls? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! time is directly related to # of walls and indirectly related to # of people
t = k*w/p
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Solve for "k" using "It takes 48 minutes for 6 people to paint 6 walls".
48 = k*6/6
k = 48
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Equation:
t = 48(w/p)
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How many minutes does it take 11 people to paint 11 walls?
t = 48(11/11)
t = 48 minutes
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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