SOLUTION: If 6 men can do a job in 4 hours, how many hours will it take 8 men to do it-and why?

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Question 233456: If 6 men can do a job in 4 hours, how many hours will it take 8 men to do it-and why?
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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If 6 men can do a job in 4 hours, how many hours will it take 8 men to do it-and why?
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The job is 24 man-hrs (6*4)
24 man-hrs/8 men = 3 hours.
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As for why, because that's the answer, that's how long it takes.