document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=778952>Question 778952</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> three men paint a house in 5 days. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "how long will it take 2 men to paint the house </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "how long will it take 2 men to paint the house<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Jobs are often quoted in man-hours or man-days.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3 men * 5 days = 15 man-days for the painting.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "15 man-days/2 men = 7.5 days<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "PS Sometimes the men are women.  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "English needs a nuetral gender pronoun for a person.<BR>\n" );
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