The number of hours needed to clear trees from some land is inversely proportional to the number of people who are working. If it would take 7 people 39 hr to do the job, how many people would be needed to complete the job in 195 hr?

The answer will be 273/195 = 7/5 =1.4 people

is it possible to have 1.4 people?

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The number of hours needed to clear trees from some land is inversely proportional to the number of people who are working. If it would take 7 people 39 hr to do the job, how many people would be needed to complete the job in 195 hr?

The answer will be 273/195 = 7/5 =1.4 people

is it possible to have 1.4 people?

anonymous · Answer

no, so you would round in this case to 2

anonymous · Answer

or 1

jamesj · Answer

I wouldn't round to 1 because they it won't be finished within 195 hours; rather I'd round to 2.

anonymous · Answer

It is possible if you cut the person in fifths.

aroub · Answer

lol

anonymous · Answer

Lol jk, yeah I would go with what they are saying above :P

aroub · Answer

okay, I'll round it to 2 then :)