document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=996086>Question 996086</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> It takes 14 electricians 18 days to wire a new housing subdivision. How many days would it take 24 electricians to do the same job? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #614654 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=614654\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> rate per person * number of people * time = quantity.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "rate per person is what you want to find first.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "number of people is 14 electricians.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "time is 18 days.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "quantity is 1 job, the job being to wire a new housing subdivision.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "formula becomes:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "rate per person * 14 * 18 = 1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "rate per person = 1 / (14 * 18).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "now, if you have 24 electricians working at the same rate per person, then you get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "rate per person * number of people * time = quantity becomes:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1 / (14 * 18) * 24 * time = 1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solve for time to get time = (14 * 18) / 24 = 252 / 24 = 10.5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "it would take 24 electricians 10.5 days to do the same job working at the same rate per person.\r<BR>\n" );
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