Question

A crew of loggers cleared ½ acre of lumber in 4 days. How long will it take the same crew to clear 2 ¾ acres of lumber?

Answer 1

The loggers can clear 1/4 of an acre in 2 days, it takes 8 days to clear 1 acre, to clear 2 acres, that will take 16 days, it would take 22 days to clear 2 3/4 acres of lumber.

Answer 2

You can use a proportion

1/2(acres)       2(3/4)acres
--------------  =   --------------
4(days)              x(days)

4*2(3/4) = 6
6/(1/2) = 12

It would take 12 days.

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