document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=759953>Question 759953</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> It takes two hours for 4 boys to shovel a driveway.  How many minutes does it take 5 boys to shovel the driveway? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "4 boys do the job in 2 hours;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 boy does the job in 2*4 hours, or 8 hours.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "* Rates of simultanous working boys are additive.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "* Each boy works at the rate of 1/8 jobs per hour.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "* Basic relationship is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=R%2At=j ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"R%2At=j\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, using R for rate, t for time, j for how many jobs.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Five boys work together.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find t hours. </SPAN>\n" );
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