Answer: it will take 5 people 6.4 hours to do the work.
Step-by-step explanation:
The number of hours required to do a job varies inversely as the number of people working. Let h represent the number of hours required to do the job. Let p represent the number of people working. Therefore,
h is inversely proportional to p
Introducing a constant of variation, k, it means that
h = k/p
It takes 8 hours for 4 people to paint the inside of a house. Therefore
8 = k/4
k = 8×4 = 32
The formula becomes
h = 32/p
To determine how many hours it will take 5 people to do the work, we will substitute p = 5 into the formula. It becomes
h = 32/5 = 6.4 hours
Answer:
1. 43/36
2. 1/2
Step-by-step explanation:
1. 7/9 + 5/12
= LCM of 9 and 12 is 36
= 28/36 + 15/12
= (28 + 15) / 36
= 43/36
2. 21/24 - 3/8
= LCM of 24 and 8 is 24
= 21/24 - 9/24
= (21 - 9) / 24
= 12/24
= 1/2
Answer:
x=8+1/2
Step-by-step explanation:
Hope this helps, good luck!
7/6 is 1 and 1/6 (1 1/6) as a reduced fraction. 7/6 is an improper fraction. So, how many times does 6 go into 7, it goes into it one time and there is one remainder.
