document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=599530>Question 599530</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 6 men take 2 days to paint a house. how long would 2 men take to do the painting ?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #379001 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=w_parminder><B>w_parminder(53)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=w_parminder><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=w_parminder><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=379001\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In case of inverse variation,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If X men can do a job in Y days &<BR>\n" );
document.write( "if W man can do the same job in Z days,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then we have X*Y = W*Z\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "this formula can be used in this problem, <BR>\n" );
document.write( "6 men do the job in 2 days,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let 2 men do the same job in X days\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So 6*2 = 2*X\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solving this we get X = 6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So 2 men take 6 days to do the job (painting)<BR>\n" );
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