document.write( "Question 602463: if it takes a man 24 hours to dig a hole, how long would it take him to dig half a hole? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #380272 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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It would take him half as long. So it would take him 24/2 = 12 hours to dig half a hole. This is of course assuming when you say \"half a hole\" you mean \"half of the area of the previous hole\" \n" ); document.write( "
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