Problem Solving

Hi camitava,

This is essentially a rate question. Here's how to solve it:

Single rooms take one person 15 minutes to clean and double rooms take one person 20 minutes to clean.

15 mins. = 1/4 hour
20 mins. = 1/3 hour

With 1400 single rooms x 1/4 hour = 350 hours of total work for 1 person
With 420 double rooms x 1/3 hour = 140 hours of total work for 1 person

For ALL the rooms, we have a total of 350 + 140 = 490 hours of total work for 1 person

To get the work done in 7 hours, we'll need 490/7 = 70 workers

Final Answer: B

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