SOLUTION: suppose 5 people can peel 8 baskets of apples in 3 hours. t persons can peel w baskets in ? hours.
and t persons can peel ? baskets in z hours
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Question 736649: suppose 5 people can peel 8 baskets of apples in 3 hours. t persons can peel w baskets in ? hours.
and t persons can peel ? baskets in z hours Found 2 solutions by stanbon, josmiceli:Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! suppose 5 people can peel 8 baskets of apples in 3 hours.
# of people is directly related to # of baskets and inversely related
to n umber of hours.
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p = k*b/h
Solve for "k" using "5 people can peel 8 baskets of apples in 3 hours":
5 = k*8/3
k = 15/8
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Equation:
p = (15/8)(b/h)
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t persons can peel w baskets in ? hours.
h = (15/8)(b/p)
hrs = (15/8)(w/t)
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and t persons can peel ? baskets in z hours
z = (15/8)(?/t)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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You can put this solution on YOUR website! (1)
5 people can peel 8 baskets of apples in 3 hours
In 1/3 that time, it will take 3 times as many people
to peel the same number of baskets, so
15 people can peel 8 baskets of apples in 1 hour
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More people reduces the hours it takes and
More baskets increases the hours it takes
t persons can peel w baskets in 15w/8t hours
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(2)
t persons can peel ? baskets in z hours
5 people can peel 8 baskets of apples in 3 hours
To peel that number of baskets,
5 people can peel 1 basket of apples in hours
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More people increases the number of baskets peeled
More hours increases the number of baskets peeled
t persons can peel baskets in z hours
t persons can peel baskets in z hours
Hope I got it
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