document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=940186>Question 940186</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if 12 men can dig a trench in 8 days, how many men can dig it in 6 days at the same rate?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #572978 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><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=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=572978\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 12 men can dig a trench in 8 days<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4 times as many men can dig it in 1/4 of that time, so<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "48 men can dig the trench in 2 days<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1/3 as many men will take 3 times longer, so<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "16 men can dig the trench in 6 days<BR>\n" );
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