document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1012649>Question 1012649</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> it took 15 men 12 days to pick up two tons of oranges. how long will it take nine men if they work at the same rate? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #628673 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39618)</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=628673\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How long for 9 men to DO WHAT?   <BR>\n" );
document.write( "THE ONE JOB, which is to pick the two tones of oranges.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "RT=J, relates rate, time, amount of jobs.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Here, we are focused on men and time for 1 job.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Assume each man works at the rate r and n number of men work at rate combined, nr.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let t be the unknown time for the 9 men to do the same one job:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Both equations are the quantity of the 1 job and are therefore equal.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Notice factor r is on both members of this equation.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2815%2A12%29%2F%283%2A3%29=t ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2815%2A12%29%2F%283%2A3%29=t\"   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=20%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28t=20%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >--------twenty days </SPAN>\n" );
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