document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=604535>Question 604535</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> It takes 3 people 15 days to complete a big job, how long will it take 5 people to do the same job? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #381253 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=alicealc><B>alicealc(293)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=alicealc><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=381253\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> with 5 people, it will take less than 15 days to complete the job, so number of people and number of days are inversely proportional.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so, with 5 people, it will take:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3/5 * 15 = 45/5 = 9 days to do the same job\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "or it can be say like this:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "number of jobs = 3*15 = 45 people.days <BR>\n" );
document.write( "so, if 5 people are working on it, <BR>\n" );
document.write( "number of days = number of jobs / number of people = 45/5 = 9 days<BR>\n" );
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