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document.write( "A construction project must be completed in 15 days. Twenty-five workers did one-half of the job in 10 days. How many workers are needed to complete the job on schedule? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "# of workers and # of days are inversely related.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Note:: \"The job\" is really (1/2) of the job.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "n = k/d<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "25 = k/10<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "k = 250<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "n = 250/d<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n = 250/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n = 50  (# of workers to complete 1/2 the job in 5 days)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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