SOLUTION: Four men can use 68 hours to load 800 bags of maize. How many hours will it require 10 men to load 1500 bags of maize?

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Question 978411: Four men can use 68 hours to load 800 bags of maize. How many hours will it require 10 men to load 1500 bags of maize?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39630) About Me  (Show Source):
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Uniform Rates, Task or Job.
Rate for agents working together is the sum of their individual rates.

r, the rate of one man
t, the unknown time
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