document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=318851>Question 318851</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If it takes 2 men to do a job in 12 hours, how many men will it take to do the same job in 30 minutes? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "how many men will it take to do the same job in 30 minutes?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We can use man-hours here<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2 * 12 = 24 man-hours to do the job<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let m = no. of men to do the same job in 30 min (.5 hr)<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".5m = 24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = 48 men to do the job in 30 min </SPAN>\n" );
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