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Five people can finish painting a wall in 5 hours. If only 2 people are available, how many hours do they have to work to finish the same job?

What type of proportion the problem illustrate? ​

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Five people can finish painting a wall in 5 hours. If only 2 people are available, how many hours do they have to work to finish the same job?

  • [tex] \large \sf{x = \frac{(5 \: people)(5 \: hours)}{2}} [/tex]
  • [tex] \large \sf{x = \frac{25 \: hours}{2}} [/tex]
  • [tex] \large \sf{x = \green{12.5 \: hours}}[/tex]

What type of proportion the problem illustrate? 

  • Inverse Proportion

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