document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=823903>Question 823903</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 12 men take 27 hours to paint a house. Given that all the men work at the same rate, find how long it will take 9 men to paint the same house. I would really appreciate your time and effort if you could help me with this question. I really don't know a method to solve it. Thanks! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #495915 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=495915\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If only 1 of the men, then the work rate is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2F12%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2F12%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > of the group of 12 men.  This means, 1 man goes at the rate of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F%2827%2A12%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F%2827%2A12%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > houses per hour.  The question is about the rate for 9 men:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Knowing their rates are additive, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=9%281%2F%2827%2A12%29%29=1%2F36 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"9%281%2F%2827%2A12%29%29=1%2F36\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > houses per hour, which using the reciprocal, is 36 hours to paint one house. </SPAN>\n" );
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