document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=839329>Question 839329</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If 2 people took 9days to paint a fence how many days would it take 3 people to paint a fence? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "We are then asked how many days it would take 3 people to paint a fence.  Using the fact that each person (out of 2) painted 1/18 of the fence each day, to find out how long it would take 3 people to paint the fence, we will multiply 1/18 by 3, which is 1/6.  This means that 1/6 of a fence gets painted each day when 3 people are painting it, which also means that it will take 6 days for the fence to be painted.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER:  6 days </SPAN>\n" );
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