document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=206581>Question 206581</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 10. Two men chop one ton of wood in two hours. How long will it take three men to chop three tons of wood?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(A) 2 hours (B) 5/2 hours (C) 3 hours (D) 10/3 hours (E) None of these </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #156152 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=156152\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let R = number of tons of wood per hour that one man can chop.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let W = number of tons of wood that are chopped.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let H = the number of hours that it takes to chop W tons of wood.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let M = number of men<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "general formula would be R*M*H = W<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The first statement says that 2 men chop one ton of wood in 2 hours.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "M = 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "W = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "H = 2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "formula of R*M*H = W becomes R*2*2 = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "solving for R gets us R = 1/4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "R = 1/4 means 1 man can chop 1/4 ton of wood in one hour.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The second statement asks for how long it takes 3 men to chop 3 tons of wood.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "M = 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "W = 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "R = 1/4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "formula of R*M*H = W becomes (1/4)*3*H = 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "solving for H gets us H = 4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer is 4 hours.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you have 3 men and each of them can chop 1/4 tons of wood per hour.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "At the end of 1 hour they have chopped 3/4 tons of wood.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In 4 hours they have chopped 4 * (3/4) tons of wood which equals 3 tons of wood.<BR>\n" );
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