Question

Six men can do 1 job in 9 days. How many men would it take to do 15 jobs in 5 days? Put your answer in fractional form.

A) 10/3
B) 12/5
C) 15/4
D) 18/5

Answer 1

It would take 90 men to do 15 jobs in 5 days.

Step-by-step explanation:

To solve this problem, we need to find the ratio between the number of men and the number of jobs. Since six men can do one job in nine days, the ratio of men to jobs is 6:1.

Now, we can use this ratio to find the number of men needed to do 15 jobs in 5 days. If we set up a proportion:

6/1 = x/15

Cross multiplying, we get:

6 * 15 = 1 * x

90 = x

Therefore, it would take 90 men to do 15 jobs in 5 days.

The answer is not listed in fractional form in the options, but if we represent it as a fraction it would be 90/1.