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ok we might as well all answer this question!

This is how I was trained to do it

$$\\T\alpha \frac{L}{N} \\\\ T=k* \frac{L}{N}\qquad but\\\\ 5=k* \frac{200}{3}\qquad so\\\\ k=\frac{3}{40}\qquad so\\\\ T=\frac{3L}{40N}\\\\ $When N=5 and L=500$\\\\ T=\frac{3*500}{40*5}\\\\ T=7.5 \;\;hours$$

The rate at which fence painting is done is 200/(3*5) feet per painter-hour.

In order to paint 500 feet we need 500*3*5/200 painter-hours

With 5 painters the time taken is 500*3*5/(200*5) hours = 7.5 hours

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If 3 painters paint 200 ft of fence in 5 hours, in 1 hour, they must paint 40 ft.......so each painter paints 40/3 ft per hour.

Then, 5 painters can paint 200/3 ft every hr........so........500/ (200/3)  = 1500/200  = 7.5 hrs.

Which can we do faster.......paint that fence or answer this question?????

{ I say its a toss up..... }

Depends on how much  You can take 60 seconds on writing this while 70 painters paint a small fence 3*3 fence

Hello CPhill