If 5 men can finish painting the house in 24 hours, how long can 10 men finish the same job?

Answer 1

Hello Audrey,

There are a few ways to solve this. Since we're talking about the same job for the 5 men as the 10 men, you can set up proportions:

10/5 = x/24

where x is the number of hours the 10 men would take.

Multiply both sides by 24:

24*(10/5) = x

You can simplify it by hand or do it in the calculator from here.

Cheers.