document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=607974>Question 607974</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 6 people can paint 4 walls in 43 minutes.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How many minutes will it take for 7 people to paint 7 walls? Round to the nearest minute.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "i know the answer is 65 minutes, i just dont know how to get there.<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 #382965 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=abookum><B>abookum(1)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/iconNewId_16x16.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=abookum><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=382965\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> No the answer is 64.5 minutes.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Explanation in words:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "First understand that the problem presented means that it takes 6*43=258 minutes <BR>\n" );
document.write( "of man-work to paint 4 walls \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Which means that it takes 258/4=64.5 minutes of man-work to paint each wall.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore, it takes 64.5*7=451.5 of man-work to paint 7 walls. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Finally we derive the answer to the problem as so: it takes 451.5/7=64.5 minutes for 7 people to paint 7 walls. </SPAN>\n" );
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