document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=958152>Question 958152</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> It takes 7 men 10 days to build a garage. Half way through building the garage they get some help from 3 more men and continue to work at the same rate.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a) How long will it take to FINISH OFF the garage? __________________________________\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b) How long did it take to build the garage altogether? ________________________________\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I tried finding how many days 1 man takes to build the garage but I do not know how to do that... </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #585534 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ptaylor><B>ptaylor(2198)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ptaylor><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=ptaylor><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=585534\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x=amount of time it takes to finish off the garage<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It takes 7*10=70 man-days to build the garage<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Halfway through building the garage would take 5 days; 7*5=35 man-days<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This would leave 35 man-days to complete by 7+3=10 men<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Soooo 10x=35<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=3.5 days------ time to finish off the garage (a)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5+3.5=8.5 days----time to build the garage altogether (b)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "BTW, one man takes 70 days to build the garage\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps---ptaylor<BR>\n" );
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