SOLUTION: It takes nine days for 8 worker to pave a stretch of road. If each worker works at the same rate as each of the others, how long will it take twelve workers to pave the same stret

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Question 182471: It takes nine days for 8 worker to pave a stretch of road. If each worker works at the same rate as each of the others, how long will it take twelve workers to pave the same stretch of road?
Answer by Mathtut(3670) About Me  (Show Source):
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8*9=12x........x is number of days
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12x=72
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