Question

It takes 14 electricians 18 days to wire a new housing subdivision. How many days would it take 24 electricians to do the same job?

Answer 1

Answer: 31 electricians

Explanation:

We could set up a ratio for this problem. It takes 14 electricians 18 days to wire a new housing subdivision, so it would take 24 electricians x days to do the same job. 14/18 = 24/x. We can then cross multiply to find x.

X = 30.8 or approximately 31.