Question

It takes 16 minutes for 9 people to paint 8 walls . How many minutes does it take for 4 people to paint 6 walls?

Answer 1

27 minutes

Explanation:

Answer 2

27 minutes to complete the painting of 4 walls

Explanation:

since 16m with 9p --> 8 walls

x minutes with 4p --> 6 walls?

let x= minutes

6 walls painted=(8/144 walls painted per minute)x

simplify

x= 6 divided by (8/144)

x=108 minutes (to complete 6 walls)

108/4=

27 minutes to complete the painting of 4 walls