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if 6 roofers take 2 days to put on a new roof, how long would it take 4 roofers to do the same job, assuming they each work at the same rate?
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\n" ); document.write( "Find the number of man-days to do the job
\n" ); document.write( "6 * 2 = 12 man-days
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\n" ); document.write( "\"how long would it take 4 roofers to do the same job,\"
\n" ); document.write( "let d = no. of days for 4 men to do it
\n" ); document.write( "4d = 12
\n" ); document.write( "d = 12/4
\n" ); document.write( "d = 3 days \n" ); document.write( "

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