document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=638562>Question 638562</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1.Eight workers can paint an entire house in ten hours. How long would it take five workers to paint the same house?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2. It takes five workers twelve hours to unload one truck. How long would it take six workers to unload the same truck.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3. If twelve workers cna dig a tunnel in 100 days, how long will it take twenty workers to dig the tunnel. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #402272 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><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=402272\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Amt of time and # of workers are indirectly related:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = k/n<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1.Eight workers can paint an entire house in ten hours. How long would it take five workers to paint the same house?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solve for \"k\" using \"8 workers can paint the house in ten hours\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10 = k/8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "k = 80<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 80/n<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How log would it take 5 workers to point the house?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 80/5 = 16 hrs<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2. It takes five workers twelve hours to unload one truck. How long would it take six workers to unload the same truck.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find \"k\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = k/n<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12 = k/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "k = 60<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 60/n<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How long would it take six workers?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 60/6 = 10 hrs<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3. If twelve workers can dig a tunnel in 100 days, how long will it take twenty workers to dig the tunnel.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "100 = k/12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "k = 1200<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 1200/n<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How long would it take 20 workers?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 1200/20 = 60 hrs<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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