Question

If five men working at the same hourly rate are paid a total of $72.10 for a day's work, how much should be paid to three men at the same hourly rate for a day’s work?

Answer 1

Hi! :)

So for this question, you first need to find out how much each person is making per day. So divide 72.10 by 5, you get 14.42.

After that you would need to multiply 14.42 by 3 because instead we're trying to figure out how much 3 men would make total at the same rate.

14.42*3=43.26

Hope this helps!

Answer 2

The ratio is 72.10:5
Which is when divided by 5, 14.42 per person
That times 3 is 43.26
Hope this helps