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it takes 21 minutes for 5 people to paint 7 walls. how many minutes does it take 3 people to paint 10 walls

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21/7=3mins per wall with 5 people.
Because we assume that all of the people paint at the same rate, 3 X 5=15 mins for one person working alone.
15/3=5 mins per wall with 3 people X 10 people= 50 mins for 3 people to paint 10 walls.


The answer is 50 mins.
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