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?

Result

x =  9

Solution:


2*54 = x*(54-42)

12x = 108

x = 9

Calculated by our simple equation calculator.

Try another example






Leave us a comment of this math problem and its solution (i.e. if it is still somewhat unclear...):

Showing 0 comments:
1st comment
Be the first to comment!
avatar




To solve this verbal math problem are needed these knowledge from mathematics:

Do you have a linear equation or system of equations and looking for its solution? Or do you have quadratic equation?

Next similar examples:

  1. Workers 9
    okno2_2 If two workers fix two windows in an hour how many windows can 18 workers fix in the same two windows?
  2. Construction of road
    truck_14 For the construction of the road dam, it is supposed to transport six trucks a total of 18 days. After three days, two more cars were sent to the construction site. How long will it take to carry the material?
  3. Contract
    clocks_5 8 employees complete the contract for 65 hours. After 17 hours, 3 employees had to leave for another job. How many more hours will the job on contract be fulfilled?
  4. Working together on project
    work_10 Two employees working on the project. First make it alone for 20 days the second for 24 days. How many days will take to complete project if 5 days they work together then first will take two days holiday and after returning they completes a project toget
  5. Hectoliters of water
    pumps_7 The pool has a total of 126 hectoliters of water. The first pump draws 2.1 liters of water per second. A second pump pumps 3.5 liters of water per second. How long will it take both pumps to drain four-fifths of the water at the same time?
  6. Pumps A and B
    pump_2 Pump A fill the tank for 12 minutes, pump B for 24 minutes. How long will take to fill the tank if he is only three minutes works A and then both pumps A and B?
  7. Six years
    children_9 In six years Jan will be twice as old as he was six years ago. How old is he?
  8. Novak
    novakovci Novak needed to dig up three of the same pit in the garden. The first pit dug father alone for 15 hours. His second dig son helped him and it did that in six hours. The third pit dug son himself. How long it took him?
  9. Sprayers
    postrekovac The vineyard can be sprayed first sprayer in 5 hours and with the second in 8 hours. How long would it take if we use sprayers both at once?
  10. Two looms
    stav On two different looms with different performance can be make required quantity of textile in 6 hours when both work together. On the first machine this quantity of the textile can make in 10 hours. How long should take make same quantity of textile on a s
  11. Dwarfs
    trpaslik Four dwarfs would prepare firewood for Snow White in580 minutes. After an hour and a half they recruit friends so that finished preparing the wood for 280 minutes. How many dwarfs they recruited?
  12. Simplify 2
    expr Simplify expression: 5ab-7+3ba-9
  13. Given
    1998-4b Given 2x =0.125 find the value of x
  14. Simple equation
    axes_1 Solve for x: 3(x + 2) = x - 18
  15. Greg and Bill
    Clock0400_12 Greg is 18 years old. He is 6 less than 4 times Bill's age. How old is Bill?
  16. Unknown number
    nums Identify unknown number which 1/5 is 40 greater than one tenth of that number.
  17. Equation
    rovnice_3 Solve the equation: 1/2-2/8 = 1/10; Write the result as a decimal number.