All members of our painting team paint at the same rate. If 20 members can paint a 2000 square foot wall in 40 minutes, then how long would it take the 20 members to paint a 6000 square foot wall, in minutes?
All members of our painting team paint at the same rate.
If 20 members can paint a 2000 square foot wall in 40 minutes, then how long would it take
the 20 members to paint a 6000 square foot wall, in minutes?
Visualize the 6000 ft2 wall as three 2000 ft2 walls.
The members paint the first wall and it takes them . . . . . . . . . .40 minutes.
They paint the second wall and it takes them . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 minutes.
They paint the third wall and it takes them . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 minutes.
total time 120 minutes
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