If 5 men can clear a bush in 3hours , how many men can clear the same bush in 3/4 hours

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20 men\text{20 men}

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  1. Identify the given information.

    We are given that 5 men can clear a bush in 3 hours. We need to find out how many men are required to clear the same bush in 34\frac{3}{4} hours. This is an inverse proportion problem, meaning that as the time decreases, the number of men must increase.

    Let M1M_1 be the initial number of men and T1T_1 be the initial time.
    Let M2M_2 be the new number of men and T2T_2 be the new time.

    Given:
    M1=5M_1 = 5 men
    T1=3T_1 = 3 hours
    T2=34T_2 = \frac{3}{4} hours

  2. Set up the inverse proportionality equation.

    For inverse proportionality, the product of men and time remains constant:

    M1T1=M2T2M_1 T_1 = M_2 T_2
  3. Substitute the known values into the equation.

    5 men×3 hours=M2×34 hours5 \text{ men} \times 3 \text{ hours} = M_2 \times \frac{3}{4} \text{ hours}
  4. Solve for M2M_2.

    15=M2×3415 = M_2 \times \frac{3}{4}

    To find M2M_2, divide both sides by 34\frac{3}{4}:

    M2=1534M_2 = \frac{15}{\frac{3}{4}} M2=15×43M_2 = 15 \times \frac{4}{3} M2=15×43M_2 = \frac{15 \times 4}{3} M2=603M_2 = \frac{60}{3} M2=20M_2 = 20

    Therefore, 20 men can clear the bush in 34\frac{3}{4} hours.

    The number of men required is 20 men\text{20 men}.

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