document.write( "Question 479114: 6 people working 5 hours per day take 2 days to plant 500 shrubs. How many days would it take 4 people working 6 hours per day to plant 800 shrubs? \n" ); document.write( "

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6 people working 5 hours per day take 2 days to plant 500 shrubs.
\n" ); document.write( "Find the no. of man-hrs required to plant 500 shrubs
\n" ); document.write( "6 * 5 * 2 = 60 man hrs
\n" ); document.write( "then
\n" ); document.write( " $\"60%2F5\"$ = 12 man-hrs to plant 100 shrubs
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\n" ); document.write( "How many days would it take 4 people working 6 hours per day to plant 800 shrubs?
\n" ); document.write( "Find no. of man-hrs to plant 800 shrubs
\n" ); document.write( "8 * 12 = 96 man-hrs to plant 800 shrubs
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\n" ); document.write( "let d = no. of days to plant 800 shrubs
\n" ); document.write( "4 * 6 * d = 96
\n" ); document.write( "24d = 96
\n" ); document.write( "d = $\"96%2F24\"$
\n" ); document.write( "d = 4 days to plant 800 shrubs with 4 men working 6 hrs a day \n" ); document.write( "

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