document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=706108>Question 706108</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Eight men can finish a painting job in 10 days. If the task needs to be completed 2 days ahead of schedule, how many men will be needed? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #454993 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=hibiskus><B>hibiskus(3)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/iconNewId_16x16.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=hibiskus><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=454993\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Inversely Proportional: when one value decreases at the same rate that the other increases. Than in our examples \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "when days coming down number of men goes up and we have\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "for directly propotional <BR>\n" );
document.write( "If x then y. If x is changed to a then what will be the value of y?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "for Inversely propotional <BR>\n" );
document.write( "If x then y. If x is changed to a then what will be the value of y?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Eight men can finish a painting job in 10 days. If the task needs to be completed 2 days ahead of schedule, how many men will be needed?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If 10 then 8. If 8 then how many?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "10->8<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the result is 10 men to finish a paininting job in 8 days. :) </SPAN>\n" );
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