document.write( "Question 1033952: if 3 workers can finish painting a house in 2 days, how many days will it take 6 workers to paint 5 of those (identical) house if they work at the same speed? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Make an equation by equating job rates in both cases:\r\n" );
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document.write( "The left side is job rate of 3 workers painting 1 houses in 2 days.\r\n" );
document.write( "The right side is job rate of 6 workers painting 5 houses in x days.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Now solve this proportion for x. For it, cross-multiply:\r\n" );
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document.write( "3*2*5 = 6*x\r\n" );
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document.write( "x =  = 5.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Answer.  5 days.\r\n" );
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