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The time taken to build a house is inversely proportional to the number of builders. If there are 6 builders, it takes 80 days to complete the house. How many builders must be employed to build the house in just 16 days?​

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ACCORDING to me :-

16 \: days =  \frac{16}{80}  =  \frac{1}{5}

time \: for \: 6 \: builders \: so \: the \:  \\ number \: of \: builders \: required \: is

\frac{1}{ (\frac{1}{5} )}  = 5 \: times

= 5 \times 6 = 30 \: \:  builders

[ Or ]

\frac{80}{16}  \times 6 = 5 \times 6 = 30 \: builders



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