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Inverse proportion

fourteen people could paint 35 identical plates in 2 hours
At this rate, how long would it take 20 people to paint 60 identical plates?
I know answer I just need explanati
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User Rita
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Answer:

let the number of plate be n,rate be r and number of people be p

P=K(constant)/(n*t)

K=PNT

K=14*35*2

K=980

T=(K)/(PN)

T=980/(20*60)

T=980/1200

T=0.817 hours=49 minutes.

User Pavnish Yadav
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