SOLUTION: if a man can sew 120 pants in 5 days how long will it take 15 men to sew 120 pants?

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Question 877337: if a man can sew 120 pants in 5 days how long will it take 15 men to sew 120 pants?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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15 men can do it in 1/15 of the time
that 1 man takes, so
15 men sew 120 pants in 5/15 = 1/3
of a day