It takes 6hours to paint a bedroom
a) How long would it take 2 men?
B)how long would it take 4men?
C)how long with it take 12men? Please show me the calculates to see how you get the answer
6/2 = 3
6/4 = ?
6/12 = ?
To calculate the time it would take for a certain number of men to paint a bedroom, we need to consider the relationship between the number of men and the time taken to complete the task.
Let's first calculate how long it would take two men to paint the bedroom.
a) Two men:
To find the time it would take two men, we need to divide the time it takes one man by the number of men.
Time taken by one man = 6 hours.
Time taken by two men = Time taken by one man / Number of men
= 6 hours / 2
= 3 hours
Therefore, it would take two men 3 hours to paint the bedroom.
b) Four men:
Similarly, to find the time it would take four men, we divide the original time by the number of men.
Time taken by four men = 6 hours / 4
= 1.5 hours
Hence, it would take four men 1.5 hours to paint the bedroom.
c) Twelve men:
Again, we divide the original time by the number of men to determine how long it would take twelve men.
Time taken by twelve men = 6 hours / 12
= 0.5 hours
Therefore, it would take twelve men 0.5 hours (or 30 minutes) to paint the bedroom.
In summary:
a) Two men: 3 hours
b) Four men: 1.5 hours
c) Twelve men: 0.5 hours (or 30 minutes)