Suppose that 5 bulldozers can load 8 trucks full of gravel in 40 minutes. Assume all bull dozers work at the same steady pace and that all trucks hold the same amount of gravel. Find out what A,B,C, and D are in the tables below. The left table is when the job takes 40 minutes. Find out how many trucks 10 bulldozers and 4 bulldozers can fill up.  This job will take 40 minutes Bulldozer 4    5   10 Trucks A        8   13 The right table is when the job is filling 6 trucks. Find out how long it takes 10 bulldozers and 4 bulldozers to complete the job. This job to fill 8 trucks with gravel. bulldozers       4  5   10 time needed.   C 40 D What are A, B,C,D

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Suppose that 5 bulldozers can load 8 trucks full of gravel in 40 minutes. Assume all bull dozers work at the same steady pace and that all trucks hold the same amount of gravel. Find out what A,B,C, and D are in the tables below. The left table is when the job takes 40 minutes.

Find out how many trucks 10 bulldozers and 4 bulldozers can fill up. 

This job will take 40 minutes

Bulldozer 4    5   10

Trucks A        8   13

The right table is when the job is filling 6 trucks. Find out how long it takes 10 bulldozers and 4 bulldozers to complete the job.

This job to fill 8 trucks with gravel.

bulldozers       4  5   10

time needed.   C 40 D

What are A, B,C,D

 

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