Eric and his work crew have 50 trees to plant. in 8 hours today, they planted 40 trees. if they work at the same rate tomorrow, how long will it take to finish planting the trees?

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Bradford

14 May, 06:18

Eric and his work crew have 50 trees to plant. in 8 hours today, they planted 40 trees. if they work at the same rate tomorrow, how long will it take to finish planting the trees?

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Cullen Bishop · Answer 1

8/40 = x/10

cross multiply

(40) (x) = (8) (10)

40x = 80

x = 2

It would take them 2 hrs to plant the last 10 trees

or

40/8 = 5 trees per hr ... so 10 trees could be planted in 2 hrs