document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=65059>Question 65059</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If 6 men can do a piece of work in 14 days, how many men are needed to do the same work in 21 days? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "If 6 men can do the piece of work in 14 days, then one man requires (6)(14) or 84 days to do it.  In other words, the job takes 84 man-days\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1 man takes 84 days<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 men takes 42 days<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4 men takes 21 days\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x= number of men required to do the job in 21 days\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "21 times x = number of man-days required to do the job and that equals 84\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "21x=84<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=4 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps.   Happy holidays----ptaylor\r<BR>\n" );
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