SOLUTION: A man takes 8 minutes to type a page. If 1710 pages are to be typed in the afternoon between 1 O’clock to 2 O’ clock, how many men are required ?

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Question 776330: A man takes 8 minutes to type a page. If 1710 pages are to be typed in the afternoon between 1 O’clock to 2 O’ clock, how many men are required ?
Found 2 solutions by Cromlix, stanbon:
Answer by Cromlix(4381) About Me  (Show Source):
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1 man takes 8 minutes to type 1 page
1 man takes an hour to type 7.5 pages
1710/7.5 = 228
It would require 228 men.
Hope this helps.
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Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A man takes 8 minutes to type a page. If 1710 pages are to be typed in the afternoon between 1 O’clock to 2 O’ clock, how many men are required ?
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1710/8 = 213.75 pages/minute
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213.75/8 = 26.72 men are needed
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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