E1 Mistakes Allow Thinking to Happen

Worksheet
11b Number, Inverse Proportion
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Example
Six workers can paint a factory in four days. How many workers will be needed to finish the job in
three days?
Solution
4 days -- 6 workers
6×4
3 days --
3
= 8 workers

1. 4 people can paint a fence in 3 hours. How long will it take 6 people to paint it?

2. 3 pipes take 60 minutes to water the field. How much time will it take to water the field with 5
pipes?

3. A farmer has 90 sheep. He has enough food to feed the sheep for 60 days. How much sheep must
he sell so that the food will last for 120 days?

4. 8 men completed a job in 12 days. How many men will be required to do the same job in 16 days?

5. If 32 men can reap a field in 15 days, in how many days can 20 men reap the same field?

6. A car travel at 70km/h to complete a journey in 54 minutes. If it travels at 45km/h, how long will
the same journey take?

7. A hostel has enough food for 125 students for 16 days. How long will the food last if 75 more
students join in?

8. 12 men can dig a pond in 8 days. How many men can dig it in 6 days?

9. A school has enough money to buy eight books that cost $5.50 each. IF they buy books that cost
$8.80, how many can they buy for the same amount of money?

10. A contractor hired 150 men to pave a rod in 30 days. How many more men must he hire to do the
same work in 20 days?