Question

2 people can paint a fence in 1 hour how long will it take 10 people
Answer in minutes

Answer 1

Answer:

5 hours

Step-by-step explanation:

No of people that can paint a fence=2

Time taken=1 hour

Time taken for 10 people=?

Let the time taken be x

2=1

10=x

By cross multiplying,

2x=10

x=10/2

x=5

Therefore the time taken by 10 people to paint the fence is 5 hours