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Henry can build 4/3​ of a picket fence in 14 hours. How much time will it take him to build the whole fence?

A) 56 hours
B) 18.67 hours
C) 56.25 hours
D) 42 hours

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Final answer:

Henry can build the whole picket fence in 10.5 hours by setting up a proportion, dividing 14 hours by 4/3. None of the multiple choice answers provided is correct for this calculation.

Step-by-step explanation:

Henry can build 4/3 of a picket fence in 14 hours. To find out how long it will take him to build the whole fence, we can set up a proportion since the work done is directly proportional to the time spent. If 4/3 of the fence takes 14 hours, then one whole fence (which is 3/3 or 1) would be built in fewer hours as follows:

Total time needed (T) to build the whole fence is calculated by:

T = (14 hours) * (3/4)

T = 10.5 hours

Therefore, it would take him 10.5 hours to build the whole fence. The correct answer is not listed among the options given.

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