Workers

Two workers will construct the stage at the festival in 54 hours. Organizers need to shorten the assembly time by 42 hours. How many workers must the assembly company send?

Correct result:

x =  9

Solution:


2•54 = x•(54-42)

12x = 108

x = 9

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