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All members of our painting team paint at the same rate. If $10$ members can paint a $1000$ square foot wall in $10$ minutes, then how long would it take for $5$ members to paint a $1000$ square foot wall, in minutes?

 Jun 10, 2024
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Let's find the rate for each person. You can do this by using the formula "work = (rate)(time)(number of people). Plugging in we get: 

1000=r(10)(10)

1000100=r

r=10

 

Now we can use the rate to find out the time in the second equation.

 

1000=10(t)(5)

100050=t

t=20

 

 

Therefore, it would take 20 minutes for 5 members to paint a 1000 square foot wall.

 Jun 11, 2024

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