document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1021397>Question 1021397</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1.four men can paint a house in 24 days.the owner wants the painting job to be finished in 12 days. how many should he hire?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2.if 12 men can do the job in eight days. how long it take 16 men to do the same job? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "# of men is inversely related to # of days<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = k/d<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solve for \"k\"::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4 = k/24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "k = 96<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = 96/12 = 8 men<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2.if 12 men can do the job in eight days. how long it take 16 men to do the same job? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "12 = k/8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "k = 96<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = 96/d<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16 = 96/d<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = 96/16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = 6 days<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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