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  • 13-11-2021
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if 20 boys can sweep the school compound in 8 minutes, how many boys can sweep it in 10minutes​

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Darth21
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  • 13-11-2021

Answer:

So this is just a ratio/proportion problem

so lets say its in boys:minutes

so in the first scenario

20:8

and we want to find

x:10

So proportion really

20/8=x/10

cross multiply

25

25 boys can sweep it in 10 minutes

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