document.write( "Question 1020406: If it took five boys eight weeks to build a boat how long will it take 12boys working at the same rate \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #636287 by josgarithmetic(39627)\"\" \"About 
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Uniform work rates, RT=W relates the rate, time, amount of work, or here, amount of boats. Each boy may have one-boy rate of r and n boys have the combined rate of nr.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"5r%2A8=1=12r%2At\" using t for the unknown number of weeks to build this one boat.
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