document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=992747>Question 992747</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If 2 painters take 40 hours to paint a house how many hours will 6 painters take to paint the same house </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "# of hours and # of painters are inversely related::<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "h = k/p<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for \"k\" if \"2 painters take 40 hrs to paint a house\":::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "40 = k/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "k = 80<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h = 80/p<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "how many hours will 6 painters take to paint the same house??<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h = 80/6 = 13 1/3 hours<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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