document.write( "Question 888402: If m men do a job in 10 days, how long will it take 10 men to complete this task, assuming that they work at the same rate?
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\n" ); document.write( "d)m/100 days
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Algebra.Com's Answer #537352 by josgarithmetic(39618)\"\" \"About 
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m men needing 10 days to do 1 job means our focus can be on doing 1 job.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Let r = rate of work for 1 man.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m%2Ar%2A10=10%2Ar%2At\", and now t is time in days. We want to solve for t.
\n" ); document.write( "\"10rt=mr%2A10\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"t=%28mr%2A10%29%2F%2810%2Ar%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28t=m%29\"
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