Question 964509
 If 5 painters can paint 5 walls in 5 minutes, how many painters will it take to paint 60 walls in 30 minutes? Explain your reasoning. 
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Find how many man-minutes to paint 1 wall
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5 * 5 = 25/5
5 man-minutes per wall
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"how many painters will it take to paint 60 walls in 30 minutes?"
let p = no. painters to accomplish this
30p = 60*5
30p = 300
p = 300/30
p = 10 painters required