It takes 8 painters 6hours to paint walls of a gym. How many person-hours does this require? How many hours will 12 painters take to paint the gym?

Question

this problem makes no sense to me! Pls help!

Answer 1

If it takes 8 painters 6 hours that requires 6X8=48 person-hours.  12 painters will require 48/12=4 person-hours.  Hope this helps!