Question

3 people can fix a road in 5 hours how long would it take 4 people give your answer in minutes

Answer 1

3 people - 5 h

4 people - x h

`4\cdot x=3\cdot 5\\4x=15\\\\x=(15)/(4)=3,75`

3.75 h

Answer 2

Hey there!

1 person can fix 1/3 of the road in 5 hours.

1 person can fix 1/15 of the road in 1 hour.

4 people can fix the road in 15/4, or 3.75 hours.

This is equal to 225 minutes.

Let me know if this helps :)