Question 954293: Suppose 4 people can paint a house if they work 3 days each. How long would it take a crew of 5 people to paint the house? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Suppose 4 people can paint a house if they work 3 days each. How long would it take a crew of 5 people to paint the house?
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time and # of people are indirectly realted::
t = k/p
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Solve for "k" using "4 people can paint a house if they work 3 days each".
3 = k/4
k = 12
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Equation:
t = 12/p
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How long would it take a crew of 5 people to paint the house?
t = 12/5
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time = 2.4 days
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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