SOLUTION: if three people can harvest the field in 8 days, how many people are needed to harvest the fields in two days?
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Question 852338: if three people can harvest the field in 8 days, how many people are needed to harvest the fields in two days? Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! 3 people harvest 1 field in 8 days
twice as many people can harvest
1 field in half the time, so
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6 people harvest 1 field in 4 days
twice as many people can harvest
1 field in half the time, so
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12 people harvest 1 field in 2 days
