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17 November, 04:36

Eric and his work crew have 50 trees to plant. in 8 hours today, they planted 40 trees. if they work at the same rate tomorrow, how long will it take to finish planting the trees?

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  1. 17 November, 05:01
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    8/40 = x/10

    cross multiply

    (40) (x) = (8) (10)

    40x = 80

    x = 2

    It would take them 2 hrs to plant the last 10 trees

    or

    40/8 = 5 trees per hr ... so 10 trees could be planted in 2 hrs
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