document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=22182>Question 22182</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Okay, my problem is frustrating me. The problem is stated as: You know that your crew of 18 people can clean a 4,860 sq. ft. house in 3 hours. How long will it take a crew of 24 people to clean three houses of 2,400 sq. ft., 3,800 sq. ft., and 6,760 st. ft.? How would I solve this? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #10763 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=kendra4227><B>kendra4227(8)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-05.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=kendra4227><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=10763\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> First you would add 2,400+3,800+6,760; which equals 12,960<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then divide 24 into 12,960 which equals 540<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If you multiply 4,860 by 2 divided by 18 you get 540<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So if it took 18 crew of people to clean a 4,860 sq.ft. in 3 hours then it took 24 people to clean the three houses in 3 hours </SPAN>\n" );
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