document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=677747>Question 677747</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> proportion question = if 18 men can do a certain piece of work in 5 hours , how long would it take 24 men to do twice the amount of work ? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let's set it up like this:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "18/5=24/2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "cross mulitply:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "36x=120<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Divide by 36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=3 1/3 hours<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Make sense?<BR>\n" );
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