document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=707592>Question 707592</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> It takes 36 days for 27 people, who are all working together at the same rate, to build a house. How long would it take 9 people to build the house? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #435757 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39620)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=435757\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Just thinking intuitively about this, I see cutting the workforce to one-third the size, should take three times longer.  108 days.\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "The idea is rates of every worker to be additive.  A certain rate using 9 workers; three times that rate if 27 workers.\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "Group of 27_________1/36___________36__________1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Group of 9__________(1/36)/3_______(d)_________1\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28d%29=1%2F%28%281%2F36%29%2F36%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28d%29=1%2F%28%281%2F36%29%2F36%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > days\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "that may look messy, hard to read, but is ONE divided by the rate of \"one over thirtysix divided by 3\". </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );