document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=724068>Question 724068</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> It takes 3 men 8 hours to paint an entire house. How long will it take if 5 men are to do the job? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #443582 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39623)</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=443582\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the rate of one man.  Multiply that by 5.  The rate of each man is additive when any work together.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For 3 men working 8 hours to do the job, 1 man needs 3 times the time for the same amount of job; so 1 man works 24 hours for this job.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Five Men?  Amount of time is one-fifth of 24 hours, or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=24%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"24%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > hours.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Note that this could also be done using rates of work in the form of jobs/time and can be easier for some people to analyze this way.  One would start by saying 3 men working together do the job at the rate of 1/8 jobs per hour... </SPAN>\n" );
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