All members of our painting team paint at the same rate. If 20 members can paint a 2000 square foot wall in 35 minutes, then how long would it take the members to paint a 5000 square foot wall, in minutes?
The rate of each team member is 2000 square feet / 35 minutes = 57.14 square feet per minute. The time it takes to paint a 5000 square foot wall is 5000 square feet / 57.14 square feet per minute = 87 minutes. The 25 members would take 87 minutes to paint the 5000 square foot wall. So the answer is 87
