document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=959586>Question 959586</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The amount A paid to a work crew varies jointly as the number of persons working N and the length of time worked t. If 5 bricklayers take 6 days to finish a certain job, how long would it take 7 bricklayers to finish a similar job requiring 4 times the number of bricks?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Round your answer to the nearest integer.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #586527 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><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=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=586527\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You can say:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5 bricklayers take 6 days to do 1 job<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If another job requires 4 times the number of bricks<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you can say that is 4 jobs, so<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7 bricklayers take <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+d+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+d+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > days to finish 4 jobs<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "7 times as many bricklayers can do 1 job in 1/7 the time, so<BR>\n" );
document.write( "35 bricklayers take 6/7 days to do 1 job<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1/5 as many bricklayers will take 5 times as long, so<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7 bricklayers take 30/7 days to do 1 job<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4 jobs will take 4 times as long, so<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7 bricklayers take 120/7 days to do 4 jobs<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+120%2F7+=+17+%2B+1%2F7+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+120%2F7+=+17+%2B+1%2F7+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, so<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7 bricklayers take 17 and 1/7 days to do 4 jobs<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope I got it\r<BR>\n" );
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