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#1 2023-03-14 22:07:55

coolboyx12
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what's the correct answer for this question

2.6 carpenters can make 8 chairs in 10 days, how many days will be required for 10 carpenters to make 16 chairs?

I'd appreciate it if you would help me with this question. ?


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#2 2023-03-14 22:20:38

Jai Ganesh
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Re: what's the correct answer for this question

Hi,


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#3 2023-03-14 23:05:14

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Re: what's the correct answer for this question

Thank you Ganesh.


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#4 2023-03-15 04:09:41

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Re: what's the correct answer for this question

hi coolboyx12

This is an example of two proprtion questions 'welded' together.  I find it best to just change one thing at a time.

2.6 carpenters can make 8 chairs in 10 days

If we want to still take 10 days we will have to double the number of carpenters.

So ( 2.6 x 2 ) carpenters can make 16 chairs in 10 days

But we have more carpenters to do this.  The ratio of old number to new number is 2.6 x 2 : 10.  More carpenters means less days so this is an inverse proportion.  So the number of days will reduce in the ratio 10 : 2.6 x 2

Thus


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#5 2023-03-15 17:59:47

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Re: what's the correct answer for this question

I'm confused Bob says its 5.2 days and Ganesh says its 1.3 days what's the correct answer.


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#6 2023-03-15 18:24:57

Jai Ganesh
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Re: what's the correct answer for this question

Hi,

Always reckon number of men/days/hours/number of items; that is how I did it.


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#7 2023-03-15 21:02:56

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Re: what's the correct answer for this question

I'll try to make a general formula for this.  First identify the types of proportion.

If you have more carpenters it will take less days so this is inverse proportion.

If you have to make more chairs this will take more days so this is direct proportion.

I'll use these symbols: original carpenters = a; original chairs = b; original days = c

new carpenters = d; new chairs = e.

Change the number of carpenters from a to d. Inverse => multiply by a/d
so new days = c x a/d

Change the number of chairs from b to e.  direct => multiply by e/b
so new days = c x a/d x e/b

In your problem a = 2.6; b = 8; c = 10; d = 10; e = 16

Therefore the new number of days = 10 x 2.6/10 x x 16/8 = 2.6 x 2 = 5.2

If you want to test this, try varying the values of a to e and satisfy yourself that the formula works.

Bob


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#8 2023-03-15 21:17:40

Jai Ganesh
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Re: what's the correct answer for this question

A better picture would emerge now:

Proportions

Ratos.


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#9 2023-03-15 23:28:11

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Re: what's the correct answer for this question

Hi!

I did it like this:

D = original number of production days (10).
Chairs: final 16 is > original 8, resulting in increased production days of:
   (a) D x 16/8.
Carpenters: final 10 is > original 2.6, resulting in reduced production days of (a) x 2.6/10.

The resulting sum:

Sorry, I didn't see the 2 previous posts until now...but I'll post mine anyway. smile

Last edited by phrontister (2023-03-16 00:10:20)


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#10 2023-03-15 23:49:22

Jai Ganesh
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Re: what's the correct answer for this question

The revised calculation:

I stand corrected.


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#11 2023-03-16 00:16:23

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Re: what's the correct answer for this question

Thanks everybody especially Bob.


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