document.write( "Question 922094: It takes 8 men to paint the outside of a house how long would it take 6 men to do the same job \n" ); document.write( "

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8 men can paint the house in a certain time, $\"+t+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "1/4 of that number of men take 4 times as long, or $\"+4t+\"$ , so
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\n" ); document.write( "2 men can paint the house in $\"+4t+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "3 times that number of men take 1/3 of that time, so
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\n" ); document.write( "6 men can paint the house in $\"+%284%2F3%29%2At+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "or, they will take 1/3 longer than the 8 men take\r
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