document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=857648>Question 857648</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if it takes six men to paint a house in 21 days, how many men will be needed to paint the house in 14 days? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #516682 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39626)</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=516682\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Uniform rates for task completion, R*T=J, rate, time, quantity of jobs.  Your example has J=1.  The job is, \"paint a house\".\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The first clause gives the rate for 6 men as <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F21 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F21\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > jobs per day.  The rate for just 1 man alone is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2F6%29%281%2F21%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2F6%29%281%2F21%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > jobs per day.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now you want a number of men, N, to spent 14 days to do the one job.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and you are asked, what is N. </SPAN>\n" );
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