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A team of 15 workers can do a job in 7 hours. How long would this work take if the team has 35 people?

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7 / (35)/(15) \\ = 7 * (15)/(35) \\ = 3

Answer : It would take 3 hours.

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User Jason Newton
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Let's simplify the people down to 5, (divide by 3) and lets multiply the time by 3, now it's 5 people in 21 hours, next, we multiply the people by 7 to get 35, and we divide the time by 7 (21 ÷ 7 = 3), It takes 3 hours for 35 workers to finish.
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