SOLUTION: if it takes 4 men 6 hours to landscape a recreation area, how many hours will it take 3 men to complete the same task?

Algebra ->  Rate-of-work-word-problems -> SOLUTION: if it takes 4 men 6 hours to landscape a recreation area, how many hours will it take 3 men to complete the same task?      Log On


   



Question 789136: if it takes 4 men 6 hours to landscape a recreation area, how many hours will it take 3 men to complete the same task?
Answer by harpazo(655) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
4/3 = 6/h
Let h = number of hours it would take 3 men
3(6) = 4h
18 = 4h
18/4 = h
4.5 = h
It would take three men 4.5 hours to lanscape a recreation area.