document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1029480>Question 1029480</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if 12 men build 700 houses in 9 days, how long will it take 18 men to build the same 700 houses?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #644509 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Natolino1983><B>Natolino1983(23)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-07.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Natolino1983><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=644509\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let's say that w is the individual velocity, and d the amount of days when 18 men are used.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "w= 700/(12×9) = 175/27 (houses/day).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So d×w×18 =700, then d= 700/(w×18) =108/18 =6 days. </SPAN>\n" );
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