document.write( "Question 876567: it takes 40 minutes for 2 men to dig a garden, how long will it take 8 men, how do i work this out? \n" ); document.write( "
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If it takes 2 men 40 min to dig the garden,
\n" ); document.write( "it will take half as many men twice as long, so
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\n" ); document.write( "It takes 1 man 80 min to dig the garden
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\n" ); document.write( "It will take 8 men 1/8 of this time to dig the garden, so
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\n" ); document.write( "I takes 8 men \"+%281%2F8%29%2A80+=+10+\" min to dig the garden
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