document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=199674>Question 199674</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Four men can dig a 40 foot well in 4 days. How long would it take for 8 men to dig a 60 foot well?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "A 60 ft well would take the original 4 men 1.5 times as long, or 6 days.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Having 2x as many men cuts that in 1/2, so it's:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3 days.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(4 days * 1.5)/2 = 3 days<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This all assumes that there is room for 8 men to work at the bottom of the hole without getting in each other's way, which is not likely. </SPAN>\n" );
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