Question

If 8 women can count 250 votes in 35 minute how long will 14 wonen take to count the same number of votes at the same rate

Answer 1

Answer

Using unitary method to solve this question

8 women can count 250 votes in 35 minutes

So one woman can count 250 votes in 8 * 35 min

Therefore 14 women can count 250 votes in 8 * 35/14

= 20 mins

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Answer 2

Answer:

20 minutes

Step-by-step explanation:

Given problem

If 8 women can count 250 votes in 35 minute how long will 14 women take to count the same number of votes at the same rate

Explanation

Let x be the time taken by 14 women to count 250 votes

Number of votes              250          250      

Number of women             8               14

Time taken(minutes)          35               ?  

here number of women is inversely proportional to the time taken to count 250 votes

then               $\frac{8}{14} = \frac{x}{35}$  

                     x = $\frac{8(35)}{14}$

                     x = $\frac{4(35)}{7}$

                     x = 4(5) = 20 minutes