Is there some other way I can explain this to my 8th grader.
Five editors finish a project in 3 1/2 weeks. How many editors are needed to complete the same project in 1 1/6 weeks
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didn't my solution in the related question below do the job?
think of it in terms of "workweeks"
Number of total workweeks needed is 5(3.5) or 17.5
that is workweeks = number of workers x number of weeks
so number of workers = workweeks/number of weeks
= 17.5/(7/6)
= 17.5(6/7) = 15
Number of total workweeks needed is 5(3.5) or 17.5
that is workweeks = number of workers x number of weeks
so number of workers = workweeks/number of weeks
= 17.5/(7/6)
= 17.5(6/7) = 15
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