SOLUTION: It takes 8 men to paint the outside of a house how long would it take 6 men to do the same job
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Question 922094: It takes 8 men to paint the outside of a house how long would it take 6 men to do the same job
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
8 men can paint the house in a certain time,
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1/4 of that number of men take 4 times as long, or , so
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2 men can paint the house in
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3 times that number of men take 1/3 of that time, so
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6 men can paint the house in
or, they will take 1/3 longer than the 8 men take
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