421,486 views
6 votes
6 votes
it takes 4people 2 hours to tidy a house on a building site how long would it take if 8 people offerd to tidy the same house​

User Armynante
by
2.5k points

2 Answers

14 votes
14 votes

Answer:

1hr

Step-by-step explanation:

because you divided 2 by 2 and time 4 by 2

User Jello
by
3.1k points
25 votes
25 votes

Answer:

4 hours

Step-by-step explanation:

From the values given in the question make a proportion

Let the missing value be x

  • 4 : 2 : : 8 : x = 4x = 2 * 8 = 4x = 16 = x = 16/4 = 4

So therfore the it will take 4 hrs for 8 people to tidy the house

User Samuel Jenks
by
2.7k points