document.write( "Question 880096: If it takes me 3 weeks to make 15 birdhouses. How long does it take to make 11 birdhouses? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #531253 by josmiceli(19441) You can put this solution on YOUR website! It takes 3 wks to make 15 birdhouses \n" ); document.write( "---------- \n" ); document.write( "In 1/3 of that time, you could only \n" ); document.write( "make 1/3 as many, so \n" ); document.write( "---------- \n" ); document.write( "In 1 wk you can make 5 birdhouses \n" ); document.write( "---------- \n" ); document.write( "It will only take 1/5 of that time to make \n" ); document.write( "1 birdhouse, so \n" ); document.write( "---------- \n" ); document.write( "In 1/5 of a wk, you can make 1 birdhouse \n" ); document.write( "---------- \n" ); document.write( "11 birdhouses will take 11 times as long, so \n" ); document.write( "---------- \n" ); document.write( "it takes 11/5 = 2 1/5 weeks to build 11 birdhouses\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |