document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=517058>Question 517058</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> it takes 9 people 1 hour to mow 6 acres of land, how many people would it take to mow 24 acres in 3 hours? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #344628 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=344628\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If it took 1 hour for 9 people to mow 6 acres of land,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It would take 4 times as many people to mow 4 times<BR>\n" );
document.write( "as much land in the same amount of time, so<BR>\n" );
document.write( "36 people can mow 24 acres in 1 hour<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If you give them 3 times as long to mow it, you only<BR>\n" );
document.write( "need 1/3 as many people, so<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12 people can mow 24 acres in 3 hours </SPAN>\n" );
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