document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=995390>Question 995390</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If it takes 2 people 8 hours to clean a house, then how many should it take 3 people. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Also how long should it take with 3 people on a house that takes 1 1/2 hours with 2 people. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #614158 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=614158\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> One job is clean a house.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r, one person's rate in job/hour.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t, how many hours for the first question.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Both represent the one job.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=t=%282%2A8%2Ar%29%2F%283%2Ar%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"t=%282%2A8%2Ar%29%2F%283%2Ar%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28t=16%2F3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28t=16%2F3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >------this many hours, or  5 hours 20 minutes.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The second question simply uses different given values but is basically the same form.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "r will be a different value than in the first question but the concept and form are the same.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can finish this, to solve the system for t. </SPAN>\n" );
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