document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=708796>Question 708796</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If 4 workers can paint a house in 8 hours, <BR>\n" );
document.write( "then 2 workers can paint the same house in how many hours </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #436271 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ptaylor><B>ptaylor(2198)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ptaylor><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=ptaylor><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=436271\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x=amount of time it takes 2 workers to paint the house<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If 4 workers can paint the house in 8 hours, then 1 worker can paint the house in 4*8=32 hours<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In other words, the house requires 32 man-hours to paint<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Soooo  our equation to solve is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2*x=32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=16 hours\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps---ptaylor\r<BR>\n" );
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