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1. 6 tractors take 7 days to collect the harvest. How long does it take 12 tractors to do the same work? ANSWER MUST BE IN 1 DECIMAL PLACE.

2. 3 kitchen assistants can prepare 10kg of vegetables in 45 minutes. How long would it take 20 assistants to prepare the same amount? ANSWER MUST BE IN 1 DECIMAL PLACE.

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Answer:

1.

3.5 days

2.

6.75 minutes, 6 minutes 45 seconds, 6.8 minutes to 1 dp

Step-by-step explanation:

1.

With double the amount of tractors it will take half the time.

7 divided by 2 is 3.5

2.

This is an example of inverse proportion. The job that has to be done to to prepare the vegetables, That stays the same.

However, the more people there are to do the work, the quicker it will get done.

There is a constant to be found:

x multiplied by y equals k

3 x 45 = 135

For 20 people:

20 x y = 135

135 divided by 20 is:

6.75, or 6.8

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