15 scouts can sell all of their troop's cookies in 24 days. How many days would it take to sell the cookies if 18 scouts sell at the same rate?

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Rameez Ahmad Dar · Answer 1 · 2021-06-13T21:34:37+0000

Answer:

20 days

Explanation:

If we assume the effort is constant (15·24 = 360 scout·days), then increasing the number of scouts will decrease the number of days.

(360 scout·days)/(18 scouts) = 20 days

If 18 scouts sell at the same rate, it would take 20 days to sell the cookies.