SOLUTION: If it takes 6hours to finish 3/5 of a job, how many hours it take to complete the job?

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Question 956900: If it takes 6hours to finish 3/5 of a job, how many hours it take to complete the job?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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The rate of working is +%28%283%2F5%29%29+%2F+6+ jobs/hr
Multiply top and bottom by +5%2F3+
+%28%28+5%2F3+%29+%2F+%28+5%2F3+%29%29%2A%28+%28%28+3%2F5+%29%29%2F6+%29+
+1+%2F+%28+%285%2F3%29%2A6+%29+
+1%2F10+ jobs/hr
It will take 10 hrs to complete the job