Question

It takes 53 minutes for 6 people to paint 6 walls. How many minutes does it take 20 people to paint 20 walls?

Answer 1

Around 588 minutes (it's acc 588.8recurring)

Answer 2

53 minutes

Explanation:

Let x minutes taken 20 people to paint 20 walls

53 minutes are taken for 6 people to paint 6 walls

Time taken by 1 person=
`(53 into 6)/(6)`

Time taken by one person = 53 minutes

Similarly, when 20 people have to paint 20 walls

It will also take 53 minutes.

Hence, the correct answer is 53 minutes.