document.write( "Question 773380: It takes 15 people 8 hours to clean a restaurant, how long would it take 20 people to clean the same restaurant. \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "The more people, the fewer hours.  Therefore people and time are\r\n" );
document.write( "inversely proportional\r\n" );
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document.write( "Fewer people   Fewer hours \r\n" );
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document.write( " More people    More hours\r\n" );
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document.write( "      15          x\r\n" );
document.write( "     ----   =    ---  \r\n" );
document.write( "      20          8\r\n" );
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document.write( "      20x   =    120\r\n" );
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document.write( "        x   =    6\r\n" );
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document.write( "6 hours.\r\n" );
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