document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=404174>Question 404174</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If it takes 3 man 4 days to lay 400 feet of pipe, how many men will it take to lay 2400 feet of pipe in 2 days? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #285665 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><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=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=285665\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 3 men work 3 times as fast as 1 man.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If it takes 3 man 4 days to lay 400 feet of pipe<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then it takes 1 man 12 days to lay 400 ft of pipe (3 times as long)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "To lay 6 times as much pipe in the same time , it takes 6 times as many men <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thus it will take 6 men 12 days to lay 2400 ft of pipe<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It will take 6 times as many men to lay 2400 ft of pipe in 1/6 of that time<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thus it will take 36 men 2 days to lay 2400 ft of pipe (answer)<BR>\n" );
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