document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=894360>Question 894360</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The working day in a factory is 8 hours long. To cut the workforce by x% without affecting the daily production output, the management had to raise the working hours to 10 hours per day. Find x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The key has 20% as the answer. I don't understand how they got that answer.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #541978 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=541978\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Lets say there are 100 workers working 8 hours a day<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8*100 is 800 man work hours<BR>\n" );
document.write( "if the number x works 10 hours for the same total of man work hours then 800/10=80 men working 10 hours<BR>\n" );
document.write( "100-80=20 men cut <BR>\n" );
document.write( "20/100=20% reduction<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You now are using 4/5 or 80% of the work force. You are using 1/5 or 20% less.\r<BR>\n" );
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