document.write( "Question 339207: If there is enough hay for 4 cows for 3 weeks, how long would the hay last if there were x cows? \n" ); document.write( "

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There is enough hay for 4 cows for 3 weeks. First
\n" ); document.write( "find out many weeks worth of hay there is for 1 cow.
\n" ); document.write( "half as many cows can last twice as long on the same
\n" ); document.write( "amount of hay, so
\n" ); document.write( "There is enough hay for 2 cows for 6 weeks.
\n" ); document.write( "There is enough hay for 1 cow for 12 weeks.
\n" ); document.write( "There is enough hay for $\"x\"$ cows for $\"12%2Fx\"$ weeks -answer
\n" ); document.write( "So, if there were $\"12\"$ cows,
\n" ); document.write( "There is enough hay for $\"x+=+12\"$ cows for $\"12%2F12+=+1\"$ week.\r
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