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5 people take 55 minutes to finish a job, if all people work at the same rate 11 people should finish the same job in
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\n" ); document.write( "# of people and time are inversely related:
\n" ); document.write( "t = k/n
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\n" ); document.write( "Solve for \"k\":
\n" ); document.write( "55 = k/5
\n" ); document.write( "k = 275
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\n" ); document.write( "Equations:
\n" ); document.write( "t = 275/n
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\n" ); document.write( "11 people should finish the same job in ? minutes:
\n" ); document.write( "t = 275/11
\n" ); document.write( "time = 25 minutes
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