Question

It takes 5 days to repair 1,250 meters of road. At this rate, how many days will it take to repair 8 kilometers of road?

Answer 1

5 days. 1250 meters
x days 8km=8000 meters
X=5•8000/1250
X=40000/1250
X=32 days

Answer 2

no. of days used to repair 1250m of road = 5

no. of days used to repair 1m of road = 5/1250

no. of days used to repair 8000m of road (8*1000m ) = 5/1250*8000= 32 days