SOLUTION: The amount of time taken to build a house is inversely proportional to the number of construction workers on the job. If it takes 6 workers 6 days to complete such a job, how many

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Question 300784: The amount of time taken to build a house is inversely proportional to the
number of construction workers on the job. If it takes 6 workers 6 days to complete such a job, how many days will it take if the job is done by only 4 workers?

Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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6 men * 6 days = 36 man-days
36 man-days/4 men = 9 days