document.write( "Question 824823: Seven people can do 1/3 of a job in 45 days. How many additional people must be hired to complete the remaining 2/3 of the job in 42 days? (Assume everyone works at the same rate.) \n" ); document.write( "

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7 people can do 1/3 of a job in 45 days.
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\n" ); document.write( "It will take 14 people to do 2/3 of a job in 45 days
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\n" ); document.write( "1 person does 2/3 of a job in $\"+15%2A45+=+630+\"$ days
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"+15%2A1+=+15+\"$ people do 2/3 of a job in $\"+630%2F15+=+42+\"$ days
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\n" ); document.write( "There are already 7 people working, so $\"+15+-+7+=+8+\"$
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