document.write( "Question 975774: Certain men can complete a work in 160 days .If there were 10 men more,the work would have been complete in 20 days less.How many men were there? \n" ); document.write( "
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n, certain quantity of men to do work.
\n" ); document.write( "nr, the rate for n men to do work.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"nr%2A160=1\", one job complete.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Ten more men:
\n" ); document.write( "\"%28n%2B10%29r%28160-20%29=1\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"%28n%2B10%29r%28140%29=1\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"140nr%2B1400r=1\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "System of Equations:
\n" ); document.write( "\"system%28nr%2A160=1%2C140nr%2B1400r=1%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "You can solve and substitute for nr, first to find r.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"nr=1%2F160\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"140%281%2F160%29%2B1400r=1\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"14%2F16%2B1400r=1\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"1400r=1-7%2F8\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"1400r=1%2F8\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight_green%28r=1%2F%288%2A1400%29%29\"-----now the rate of one man is known.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Return to the first equation, \"nr%2A160=1\".
\n" ); document.write( "Solve for n, how many men.
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\n" ); document.write( "\"n=1%2F%28160r%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"n=1%2F%28160%2F%288%2A1400%29%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"n=1%2F%2816%2F%288%2A140%29%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"n=1%2F%282%2F140%29=140%2F2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28n=70%29\"
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