document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=703136>Question 703136</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Six carpenters can build 6 doghouses in 6 days. How many days will it take 3 carpenters to build 2 doghouses? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Six carpenters can build 6 doghouses in 6 days. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Therefore 3 (half as many) carpenters would take 12 (twice as many) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "days to build those 6 doghouses.  To build 2 doghouses (one-third as many)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "would only take them 4 days (one third of 12 days).\r<BR>\n" );
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