SOLUTION: Three people take 4 days to build a fence. How long would it take two people working at the same rate?
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Question 852923: Three people take 4 days to build a fence. How long would it take two people working at the same rate?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Twice as long. Cutting the number of workers in half means also cutting the rate of work in half. This means doubling the time needed to do the job.
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