Question 1 Report
Four boys and ten girls can cut a field first in 5 hours. If the boys work at \( \frac{5}{4} \) the rate at which the girls work, how many boys will be needed to cut the field in 3 hours?
Let x rep. numbers of boys that can work at 54 the rate at
which the 10 girls work
For 1 hrs, x boys will work for 15×104
x = 54 x 10
= 8 boys
8 boys will do the work of ten girls at the same rate
4 + 8 = 12 bous cut the field in 5 hrs for 3 hrs,
12×53 boys will be needed = 20 boys.
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