document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=581615>Question 581615</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If it takes 5 workmen 10 days to build the main shell of a house, how long would you expect 3 men to take? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "# of days and # of men are inversely related.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = k/m<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for \"k\" using \"it takes 5 workmen 10 days to build the main shell\"<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "10 = k/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "k = 5*10 = 50<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d = 50/m<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "how long would you expect 3 men to take?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "# of days = 50/3 = 16 2/3 days<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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