Question

It takes 232323 minutes for 666 people to paint 666 walls. how many minutes does it take 999 people to paint 999 walls?

Answer 1

232323 minutes

Explanation:

The concept of Indirect variation/proportion for work problems represents the equation:

t = (kw)/p

First, find the value of 'k'

where:

time 't' in minutes= 232323 minutes

number of walls 'w'= 666

number of people 'p' = 666

constant of variation/proportion 'k'

Solve for k:

232323 = (k × 666) / 666

k = 232323

Find the time (in minutes) when,

number of walls 'w'= 999

number of people 'p' = 999

t = (232323 × 999) / 999

t = 232323 minutes.

therefore, it takes 232323 minutes for 999 people to paint 999 walls

Answer 2

Answer: 232323 minutes

Explanation:

From the question, 666 are painting 666 walls. This means that 1 wall is painted by 1 person. If each person completes their painting in 232323 minutes, it means that all the walls will be painted in 232323 minutes.

When the number of people are increased to 999 with the walls increased to 999 also, we assume 1 person will paint 1 wall each again. This means that each person paints the wall in 232323 minutes as well.

Therefore, it will take 232323 minutes for 999 people to paint 999 walls.