document.write( "Question 945774: Sixty men can build a wall in 40 days, but
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Algebra.Com's Answer #576937 by josmiceli(19441)\"\" \"About 
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Working on the wall, you have:
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\n" ); document.write( "60 men build 1 wall in 40 days
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\n" ); document.write( "60 men build \"+60%2F240+=+1%2F4+\" of a wall in 10 days
\n" ); document.write( "55 men build \"+55%2F240+=+11%2F48+\" of a wall in 10 days
\n" ); document.write( "50 men build \"+50%2F240+=+5%2F24+\" of a wall in 10 days
\n" ); document.write( "45 men build \"+45%2F240+=+9%2F48+\" of a wall in 10 days
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+12+%2B+11+%2B+10+%2B+9+%2B+8+=+50+\" too much time
\n" ); document.write( "\"+12+%2B+11+%2B+10+%2B+9+=+42+\" too little time
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