Temporary workers

Three temporary workers work in the warehouse and unload the goods in 9 hours. In what time would five temporary workers unload the same products?

Result

t =  5.4 h

Solution:

t=3⋅ 9/5=275=5.4 ht=3 \cdot \ 9/5=\dfrac{ 27 }{ 5 }=5.4 \ \text{h}

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