document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1021917>Question 1021917</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If 2 painters can paint 2 rooms in 2 hours, how many painters are needed to paint 12 rooms in 6 hours? Please explain solution. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "2 rooms require 2P*2H (call them man-hours)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 rooms = 4 man-hr<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 room = 2 man-hr<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "12 rooms --> 24 man-hr<BR>\n" );
document.write( "24 man-hr/6 hr = 4 painters </SPAN>\n" );
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