It takes 12 people 5days to complete a job. Work out how many days it would take 3 people to complete the same job

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Answer:

1.25 days

Explanation:

12/5 x 3/x [cross multiply]

12x = 15

x = 1.25 days

Dougiebuckets answered Aug 25, 2022

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5 divided by 3 = 1.6 recurring
now multiply 12 by 1.6 which is 19.2
19.2 days rounds up to 20

The answer should be 20 days

Sagar Dawda answered Aug 27, 2022

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