Question

It takes 414141 minutes for 999 people to paint 999 walls. How many minutes does it take 141414 people to paint 141414 walls?

Answer 1

It takes 41 minutes for 9 people to paint 9 walls.

we need to find the minutes does it take 14 people to paint 14 walls

9 people paints 9 walls

so each person paints one wall

Hence it takes 41 minutes for each person to paint 1 wall

find the minutes does it take 14 people to paint 14 walls

Each person paints one wall

So, it will take 41 minutes for 14 people to paint 14 walls