jazzyjas123 jazzyjas123

08-03-2015
Mathematics

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It takes 8 people to pull a 16 ton truck. How many people would it take take to pull a 60 ton truck? I got 30 people am I right? If not can you tell me the answer with work? (:

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anijlin anijlin

08-03-2015

8 people pull a 16 ton truck
we can make that a proportion
8:16
which can be reduced to
1:2

that means 1 person can pull 2 tons

to pull a 60 ton truck, you would have a proportion of
x: 60 = 1:2

cross multiply and you get

60 = 2x
x = 30

yes, you're right!

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