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How many minutes will it take five people to stack 250 chairs if each person can stack 20 chairs a minute

User Gkats
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All you have to do is divide 250 by 20.
250 / 20 = 12.5
20 x 10 = 200
20 x 2 = 40

User Finley Adams
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250/5 = 50.....so each person is stacking 50 chairs...

50/20 = 2.5 minutes....so it takes each person 2.5 minutes to stack 50 chairs.

so ur answer is 2.5 minutes
User Ruel
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