SOLUTION: It takes 5 hours for two washing machines to wash a fixed amount of laundry. How long would it take 10 washing machines to do the same job? (The number of hourse varies inversely

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Question 662290: It takes 5 hours for two washing machines to wash a fixed amount of laundry. How long would it take 10 washing machines to do the same job?
(The number of hourse varies inversely as the number of washing machines)
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Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi,
It takes 5 hours for two washing machines to wash a fixed amount of laundry.
How longhighlight%28x%29 would it take 10 washing machines to do the same job?
5hr%2A2+=+x%2A10
1hr = x