document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=458675>Question 458675</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If it takes 4 men 20 days to build a house how long would it take 6 men to build the house? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "time and # of men are inversely related:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = k/m<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for \"k\" using \"it takes 4 men 20 days to build a house\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20 = k/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "k = 80<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 80/m<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How long would it take 6 men to build the house?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 80/6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 13 1/3 days<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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