Question 1021397
1.four men can paint a house in 24 days.the owner wants the painting job to be finished in 12 days. how many should he hire?
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# of men is inversely related to # of days
m = k/d
Solve for "k"::
4 = k/24
k = 96
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Equation::
m = 96/12 = 8 men
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2.if 12 men can do the job in eight days. how long it take 16 men to do the same job? 
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12 = k/8
k = 96
Equation:
m = 96/d
16 = 96/d
d = 96/16
d = 6 days
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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