ICSE-VIII-Mathematics

10: Direct and Inverse Variations Class 8 Maths

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  • #7
    If 56 workers can build a wall in 180 hours, how many workers will be required to do the same work in 70 hours?
    Ans : Workers : Hours : : Workers : Hours
    56 : 180 : : x : 70
    ∴ By inverse proportion
    56 × 180 = x × 70
    ⇒ x = (180 × 56)/70
    = 144 workers