document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=204230>Question 204230</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> three goats  eat 6 tin  cans in 1 hour . how long should it take six goats to eat <BR>\n" );
document.write( "3 tin cans ? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "3 tin cans ?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "First determine what ONE goat can do:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6 tins per 1 hour per 3 goats<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For 1 goat 2 tins per 1 hour<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let t = time it takes <BR>\n" );
document.write( "then<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6(2/1)t = 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(12)t = 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 3/12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 1/4 hour (or 15 minutes) </SPAN>\n" );
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