document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=141402>Question 141402</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> it it take 15 people 8 hours to make 100 items how long would it take 6 people working the same rate to make half as many items?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "i tried working this out by dividing 6 and 15 to get 0.4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then i took 8 and divided it by 0.4 and got 20.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so i ended up with 6 people, 20 hours and 100 items. sinse the question asks for half the items i devided 20 hours and 100 items by 2. and ended up getting 10 hours for 50 items (half the items) but when i showed it to my teach she wanted and actual equation for the problem. but i cant find one for it.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #103017 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=103017\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> basically, this is a proportion problem<BR>\n" );
document.write( "__ the time is directly proportional to the number of items (more items, more time)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "__ and inversely proportional to the number of people (more people, less time)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "t=ki/p __ k is the constant of proportionality __ it is equal to the people-hours needed to make an item\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8=k*100/15 __ 120=100k __ 1.2=k\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "t=1.2*50/6 __ t=10 </SPAN>\n" );
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