Question

It takes 32 minutes for 3 people to paint 4 walls. How many minutes does it take 4 people to paint 7 walls?

Answer 1

Answer:

52 minutes because if you write the problem out on a peice of papaer it will make sense

Answer 2

Answer:

its 42 the other answer is wrong

Step-by-step explanation:

First calculate how long it will take one person to paint one wall.

Hint #22 / 5

It will take \dfrac{1}{4}  

4

1

​  start fraction, 1, divided by, 4, end fraction of the time to paint one wall. So it will take 888 minutes for 333 people to paint one wall.

Hint #33 / 5

For only one person, it will take 333 times as long, so it will take 8 \cdot 3 = 248⋅3=248, dot, 3, equals, 24 minutes for one person to paint one wall.

Hint #44 / 5

So, the number of minutes it will take for one person to paint 777 walls is 24 \cdot 7 = 16824⋅7=16824, dot, 7, equals, 168.

Hint #55 / 5

The number of minutes it will take for 444 people to paint 777 walls is 168 \div 4 = 42168÷4=42