document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=947348>Question 947348</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If M men could do J jobs in 1 day, how many days would it take 5 fewer men to do K jobs? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #578011 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=578011\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Uniform Rates for Doing a Job.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28rate%29%28time%29=%28job%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28rate%29%28time%29=%28job%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If n agents which work at the same rate of r do a job, the rate is n*r.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=M%2Ar%2A1=J ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"M%2Ar%2A1=J\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, the condition.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let t be how many days for the M-5 men.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28M-5%29%2Ar%2At=K ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28M-5%29%2Ar%2At=K\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The system is<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and the unknown variables are r and t.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The question is, how many more days is t than 1, but you essentially want to solve for t.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "First equation gives you <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=r=J%2FM ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"r=J%2FM\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Substitute into the second equation.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=t=K%28M%2FJ%29%281%2F%28M-5%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"t=K%28M%2FJ%29%281%2F%28M-5%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28t=%28KM%29%2F%28J%28M-5%29%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28t=%28KM%29%2F%28J%28M-5%29%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, or you could perform the indicated multiplication in the denominator.  Finish by subtracting 1.  \"How many more day...?\" </SPAN>\n" );
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