document.write( "Question 945774: Sixty men can build a wall in 40 days, but
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document.write( "though they begin the work together, 5 men
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document.write( "quit every ten days. The time needed to build
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document.write( "the wall is \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #576937 by josmiceli(19441)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Working on the wall, you have: \n" ); document.write( "60 men for 10 days \n" ); document.write( "55 men for 10 days \n" ); document.write( "50 men for 10 days \n" ); document.write( "45 men for 10 days \n" ); document.write( "40 men for 10 days \n" ); document.write( "etc. \n" ); document.write( "------------------ \n" ); document.write( "60 men build 1 wall in 40 days \n" ); document.write( "1 man builds 1/60 of a wall in 40 days \n" ); document.write( "1 man builds 1/240 of a wall in 10 days \n" ); document.write( "---------------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "60 men build \n" ); document.write( "55 men build \n" ); document.write( "50 men build \n" ); document.write( "45 men build \n" ); document.write( "-------------------- \n" ); document.write( "This sequence is: \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "I want the time for just 1 wall \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "------------------------ \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "My answer is 47.5 days to build the wall \n" ); document.write( "This is while 40 men are working on it \n" ); document.write( "Hope I got it\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |