document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=437909>Question 437909</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 3.	Six adults can complete a piece of work in one day while 5 children would take 2 days to complete the same piece of work. Using this ratio, think about the following problem. Forty-four adults can build a tower in 5 days. How long will 40 adults and 80 children take to build a tower?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #302942 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=302942\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1 child would take 10 days to do a job<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 adult would take 6 days to do a job<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Building the tower, let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=R%5Bc%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"R%5Bc%5D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = the rate that<BR>\n" );
document.write( "children work.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=R%5Ba%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"R%5Ba%5D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = the rate that an adult works<BR>\n" );
document.write( "44 adults in 5 days to build a tower<BR>\n" );
document.write( "is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+1%2F220 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+1%2F220\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > adults/day to build a tower<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+R%5Bc%5D+=+%286%2F10%29%2A%281%2F220%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+R%5Bc%5D+=+%286%2F10%29%2A%281%2F220%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+R%5Bc%5D+=+3%2F1100+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+R%5Bc%5D+=+3%2F1100+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The rate for 40 adults is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+40%2AR%5Ba%5D+=+40%2F220+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+40%2AR%5Ba%5D+=+40%2F220+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The rate for 80 children is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+80%2AR%5Bc%5D+=+240%2F1100+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+80%2AR%5Bc%5D+=+240%2F1100+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Add the rates to get their rate working together<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+40%2F220+%2B+240%2F1100+=+1%2Fd+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+40%2F220+%2B+240%2F1100+=+1%2Fd+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  (1 tower in d days)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply both sides by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=55d ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"55d\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+10d+%2B+12d+=+55+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+10d+%2B+12d+=+55+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It will take 50 adults and 80 children 2.5 days to build a tower<BR>\n" );
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