Eight men have enough food for 29 weeks. How long would the food last for 10 men?

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A: The number of cups of chicken broth required to make a recipe for 12 serving of soup  = 8 cups

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A: five groundskeepers take 42 hours to prepare a golf course. how long would it take seven…

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Q: If 21 men can paint a house in 16 hours how many men will be required to paint the house in 14 hours

A: Given that 21 men can paint a house in 16 hours

Q: Kevin can make 8 birdhouses in 2 weeks. At that rate, how many birdhouses can he make in 7 weeks?

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Q: Carlos walks 550 meters every day if he has already walked 123 meters, how many more meters will…

A: Carlos walks 550 meters everyday.If he walked already 123 meterswe have to find how many more meters…

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Q: It takes 4 hours for 9 cooks to prepare a school lunch. How long would it take 8 cooks to prepare…

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Q: A frog is in a well 12 feet deep, each day the frog climbs up 3 feet, and each night it slips back 2…

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A: A cake recipe requires = 1/2 cup of white sugar

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Q: A recipe calls for 2 ¼ cups of flour to make one batch of cookies. How many cups of flour will…

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Q: Six men can dig a trench in 6 days and 4 men can backfill it in 4 days. How many days can 8 men dig…

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Q: A recipe for homemade clay calls for 6 cups of water for every 12 cups of flour. How many cups of…

A: Given That,No.of cups of water required for 12 cups of Flour = 6

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Q: Three men can finish doing the interior designing of a house in 3 weeks. How many men are needed to…

A: 3 man can finish the interior designing of house in 3 weeks. Then total working week =3X3 =9

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A: Given that, 5 employees can finish designing 20 T-shirts in one hour.

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Q: At a mail-order company, Derrick can process 100 orders in 4 hr. Miguel can process 100 orders in 3…

A: Given:  Number of orders Derrick can process in 4 hours is 100. Number of orders Miguel can process…

Q: A denim shirt at a certain factory requires 2 and one fifth yards of material. How many shirts can…

A: Given, A denim shirt at a certain factory requires 2 and one fifth yards of material.

Q: A square garden has an area of 81, how many much fencing is needed to surround the square garden?

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Q: 4Keith works 8 hours per day for 5 days per week. Melba works 2,250 minutes each week. Who spends…

A: Given: Keith works 8 hours per day for 5 days per week and Melba works 2,250 minutes each week.

Q: A cupcake recipe requires 3/4 tablespoons of vanilla. If you make 1/2 a batch, how much vanilla do…

A: cupcake recipe requires 3/4 tablespoons of vanilla.

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Q: 4. During the birthday party of Manuel, the caterer, uses 40 small square tables to make a long…

A: 4. Given, during the birthday party of Manuel, the caterer, uses 40 small square tables to make a…

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Q: If Arriane can sew 4 dresses in 24 hours, how many dresses can she sew in 72 hours? Blank 1 dresses.

A: This is a problem of counting.