Direct And Inverse Proportions

Question
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A contractor estimates that J persons could rewire jasminder’s house in 4 days. If, he uses 4 persons instead of three, how long should they take to complete the job?

Solution

More is the number of persons, less is the time to complete job. It is a case of inverse variation.

Number of persons

Number of days to complete the wiring job

3

4

4

X

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