SOLUTION: proportion question = if 18 men can do a certain piece of work in 5 hours , how long would it take 24 men to do twice the amount of work ?
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Question 677747: proportion question = if 18 men can do a certain piece of work in 5 hours , how long would it take 24 men to do twice the amount of work ? Answer by unlockmath(1688) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Hello,
Let's set it up like this:
18/5=24/2x
cross mulitply:
36x=120
Divide by 36
x=3 1/3 hours
Make sense?
RJ
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