Question

If 16 men paint 8 houses in 7 days . how manyhouses can 5 men paint in 14 days?

Answer 1

Given:

16 men paint 8 houses in 7 days

To find :

How many houses can 5 men paint in 14 days?

Explanation:

As we know 16 men's can paint 8 house in 7 days.

So, 8÷7÷16 = 1/14

In a similar manner if we multiply,

$5 \times \frac{1}{4} \times 14 = 5$

Therefore, 5 men's can paint 5 houses in 14 days.

Answer 2

Answer:

If 8 houses can be painted by 16 men in 7 days, then 5 houses can be painted by 5 men in 14 days

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

Number of houses painted by 16 men in 7 days = 8

Number of houses painted by 16 men in 1 day = 8/7

So, number of houses painted by 1 man in 1 day = $\frac{\frac{8}{7}}{16}$

So, number of houses painted by 5 men in 1 day = $\frac{8}{7*16}*5$

So, number of houses painted by 5 men in 14 days= $\frac{8}{7*16}*5*14=\frac{1}{2}*2*5=5$

So, 5 houses can be painted by 5 men in 14 days