SOLUTION: It takes 25 minutes for 8 people to paint 5 walls.
How many minutes does it take 5 people to paint 7 walls?
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How many minutes does it take 5 people to paint 7 walls?
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Question 939654: It takes 25 minutes for 8 people to paint 5 walls.
How many minutes does it take 5 people to paint 7 walls? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! It takes 25 minutes for 8 people to paint 5 walls.
How many minutes does it take 5 people to paint 7 walls?
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time is directly related to # of walls and inversely related to # of people
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t = k*w/p
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Solve for "k" using "It takes 25 min for 8 people to paint 5 walls".
25 = k*5/8
k = 40
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Equation for this problem
t = 40w/p
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Your Problem::
"How many minutes does it take 5 people to paint 7 walls?"
t = 40*7/5
t = 8*7
time = 56 minutes
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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