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If 15 students can build a railway prototype 108 m long in 6 days, what length of similar railway can be built by 25 students in 3 days?

  1. 50 m
  2. 75 m
  3. 80 m
  4. 90 m

Answer

D. 90 m

Solution

By direct proportion: 15(6)/108 = 25(3)/x, giving x=90 m.

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