Ratio and Proportion Date: 7/4/96 at 19:21:20 From: Anonymous
Subject: Ratio and Proportion Six men can complete a piece of
work in one day while 5 boys would take 2 days to complete the
same piece of job. 44 men can build a tower in 5 days; how long
will 40 men and 80 boys take to build the tower? Date: 7/5/96 at
8:37:52 From: Doctor Anthony Subject: Re: Ratio and Proportion
From the first statement, 3 men would take 2 days to do the job.
It follows that 5 boys are equivalent to 3 men. Since we have 80
boys building the tower, these boys are equivalent to (3/5)*80 =
48 men. So the total workforce on the tower is equivalent to
40+48 = 88 men If 44 men take 5 days, then 88 men would take 5/2
= 2 +1/2 days. -Doctor Anthony, The Math Forum Check out our web
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