document.write( "Question 851103: If 3 men take 4 days to dig a drain how long would it take 2 men
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That would become \"%282%2F3%29\" of the rate. .\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "3 men______________4 days
\n" ); document.write( "1 man_____________4*3 days, or 12 days.
\n" ); document.write( "The one-man rate of work is \"1%2F12\" jobs per day.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2 men?
\n" ); document.write( "*The rate is \"2%281%2F12%29=1%2F6\" jobs per day.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Let t = number of days for the two men to do this job.
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\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28t=6%29\" days.
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