Question

I WILL MEDAL IF SOLVED! It takes 10 men 10 hours to build a certain wall. How long does it take 5 men to build the same wall?

Answer 1

use equation distance = rate * time

Answer 2

1 wall = (Rate of ten men) * 10 hours

Answer 3

?

Answer 4

plz explain.

Answer 5

It takes them 1/10 of an hour? I thought it was 10 hours.

Answer 6

stap confuzzling meh.

Answer 7

woops I meant

Answer 8

ok do you agree that
1 wall = (rate of ten men) * 10 hours

Answer 9

so rate of ten men = 1/10 wall per hour

Answer 10

I see.

Answer 11

whtz a proportion?

Answer 12

if 5 men build the wall, you have half the people to contribute, so the rate is cut in half. so you need to multiply by 2 the time to complete a wall

Answer 13

so, itz 10 times 2?