document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=956640>Question 956640</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 9 men do a piece of work in 28 days.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(a). How long will it take 14 men to do it?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(b). How many men will do it in 56 days? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "# of men and # of days are inversely related::<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d = k/m<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for \"k\" using the data above::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "28 = k/9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "k = 252<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = 252/m<BR>\n" );
document.write( " (a). How long will it take 14 men to do it?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = 252/14 = 18 days<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " (b). How many men will do it in 56 days?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "56 = 252/m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = 252/56<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = 4.5 men<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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