document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=940651>Question 940651</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 12 men took 8 hour and 40 min to complete a job<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a. Find the time taken for 8 men to complete the job, working at the same rate<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b. if 2 of the 8 men left the job after working for just 1 hour. find the time taken for the remaining 6 men working at the same rate </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #573266 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><B>ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><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=ankor@dixie-net.com><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=573266\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 12 men took 8 hour and 40 min to complete a job<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Change 8 hr 40 min to 8.667 hrs<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find how many man-hrs required to complete the job<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12 * 8.667 = 104 man-hrs<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a. Find the time taken for 8 men to complete the job, working at the same rate.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let t = time required by 8 men<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8t = 104<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 104/8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 13 hrs<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b. if 2 of the 8 men left the job after working for just 1 hour, find the time taken for the remaining 6 men working at the same rate.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let t = time taken by the remaining 6 men to complete the job<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8 men worked for the 1st hr<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8(1) + 6t = 104<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6t = 104 - 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6t = 96<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 96/6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 16 more hrs worked by the remaining 6 men </SPAN>\n" );
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