Question

All the members of a team work at the same pace. All six members of the team, working together, are able to pour foundations in 48 hours. How many hours would this job take if only half of the team worked on this task?

Answer 1

Answer: 96 hours

Explanation:

We know that there is an inverse relationship between the workers and time to complete the job.

Given: 6 members of the team working together, are able to pour foundations in 48 hours.

Let x be the hours would this job take if only half (3) of the team worked on this task.

We get,

`3x=48*6\\\Rightarrow\ x=(48*6)/(3)\\\Rightarrow\ x=96\ hours`

This job would take 96 hours if only half of the team worked on this task.