document.write( "Question 921386: 1. Ten men can paint a house in 3 days. In how many days can 5 men finish the same job?
\n" ); document.write( "a.4 days
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2. A vessel contains 2 liters of alcohol and 28 liters of water. How many liters of alcohol must be added to make the new mixtures 12.5% alcohol?
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Half the number of men take twice as long
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\n" ); document.write( "let \"+x+\" = liters of alcohol to be added
\n" ); document.write( "\"++%28%28+2+%2B+x+%29%29+%2F+%28%28+2+%2B+28+%2B+x+%29%29+=+.125+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+%28%28+2+%2B+x+%29%29+%2F+%28%28+30+%2B+x+%29%29+=+1%2F8+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+8%2A%28+2+%2B+x+%29+=+30+%2B+x+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+16+%2B+8x+=+30+%2B+x+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+7x+=+14+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+x+=+2+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "(a) 2
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+%28+2+%2B+x+%29+%2F+%28+30+%2B+x+%29+=+1%2F8+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+%28+2+%2B+2+%29+%2F+%28+30+%2B+2+%29+=+1%2F8+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+4+%2F+32+=+1%2F8+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+1%2F8+=+1%2F8+\"
\n" ); document.write( "OK
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