document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=731045>Question 731045</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me solve this equation: It takes 4 men 16 hours to pave a footpath. How long would it take 3 men to pave the same area? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "It is a rate of work word problem.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4*16=64 man hours are needed<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It is assumed in this type problem that everyone works at the same rate.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "64/3=21 1/3 hours for 3 men\r<BR>\n" );
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