Question

If five trucks are painted in one hour, how many people will be needed to paint 200 trucks in eight hours?

a) 8
b) 10
c) 12
d) 15

Answer 1

To paint 200 trucks in eight hours, 5 people will be needed.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find out how many people will be needed to paint 200 trucks in eight hours, we can first calculate the number of trucks painted by one person in one hour: 5 trucks/hour. Then, we can calculate the total number of trucks painted by one person in eight hours: 5 trucks/hour x 8 hours = 40 trucks. Finally, we can divide the total number of trucks (200) by the trucks painted by one person in eight hours (40) to find the number of people needed: 200 trucks / 40 trucks/person = 5 people needed. Therefore, option a) 8 is the correct answer.