SOLUTION: A manager hires 25 persons to make 100 bicycles working 4 hours daily. How many bicycles would be made if 40 persons work daily for 3 hours?

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Question 769378: A manager hires 25 persons to make 100 bicycles working 4 hours daily. How many bicycles would be made if 40 persons work daily for 3 hours?
Answer by knighty2002uk(39) About Me  (Show Source):
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Wordy answer.
100 bikes in 4 hours is 25 bikes an hour. There are 25 people working so each person can make 1 bike an hour.
40 people working 3 hours = 120hrs work therefore 120 bikes.