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If 5 men to paint five flagpoles in 5 hours,
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\n" ); document.write( "Find the no. of man-hrs per flag pole
\n" ); document.write( "\"%285%2A5%29%2F5\" = 5 man-hrs per flag pole
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\n" ); document.write( "how many men are needed to paint the 15 flagpoles in 15 hours?
\n" ); document.write( "Let m = no. of men required to accomplish this
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\n" ); document.write( "15m = 75
\n" ); document.write( "m = \"75%2F15\"
\n" ); document.write( "m = 5 men
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