A decorator find that 2 people can paint 80 m^2 per day A new warehouse has 560 m^2 of - Maths - Ratio and Proportion

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A decorator find that 2 people can paint 80 m^2 per day A new
warehouse has
560 m^2 of walls to be painted
The decorator wants to complete the work in a number of whole days
and
does not want to employ more than 10 people to work
on the job
How can the work be completed in the shortest time?

Shruti Tyagi · Accepted Answer

Dear Student,

80 m2 painted in 1 day by =2 people1 m2 painted in 1 day by =280560 m2 painted in 1 day by =280×560=14 peoplebut number of people can not be more than 10hence if we increase the number of days to 2 dayswe get 80 m2 painted in 1 day by =2 people80 m2 painted in 2 day by =1 people560 m2 painted in 2 days by =180×560=7 peopleHence decorator has to employee 7 people who will finish painting in 2 days
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A decorator find that 2 people can paint 80 m^2 per day. A new warehouse has 560 m^2 of walls to be painted. The decorator wants to complete the work in a number of whole days and does not want to employ more than 10 people to work on the job. How can the work be completed in the shortest time?

A decorator find that 2 people can paint 80 m^2 per day. A new warehouse has
560 m^2 of walls to be painted.
The decorator wants to complete the work in a number of whole days and
does not want to employ more than 10 people to work
on the job.
How can the work be completed in the shortest time?