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 #495916 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=495916\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> find out the man hours needed to paint the house<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12*27=324 man hours needed to paint the house<BR>\n" );
document.write( "there are only 9 men available to do the 324 man hours<BR>\n" );
document.write( "324/9=36 hours for 9 men <BR>\n" );
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