6 people can pick 80 quarts of blueberries in one day The ma

6 people can pick 80 quarts of blueberries in one day. The manager gets an order of 280 quarts that are to be picked within 3 days. How many total people does he need to employ for the three day period?

Solution

6 people can pick 80 quarts in 1 day
1 people can pick 80/6 = 40/3 quarts in 1 day

to pick 280 quarts in 3 days, number of people= 280/(3*40/3)
= 280/40
= 7 people
Answer: 7 people