document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=293457>Question 293457</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The time it takes to build a brick wall varies inversely as the number of people working on it.  If it takes 3 days for 8 people to build a brick wall, how long will it take 5 people to build the same wall? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let d = time for 5 people to complete the job<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "5d = 24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=24%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"24%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = 4.8 days for 5 to build the wall </SPAN>\n" );
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