document.write( "Question 1052663: It takes 8 people 3 days to dig a ditch that is 1,000 feet long, how long will it take 4 people to dig a ditch that is 500 feet long? \n" ); document.write( "
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18): It takes 8 people 3 days to dig a ditch that is 1,000 feet long, how long will it take 4 people to dig a ditch that is 500 feet long?
\n" ); document.write( "Note:: time and # of people are indirectly related
\n" ); document.write( "time and length of ditch are directly related
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\n" ); document.write( "t = k*L/p
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\n" ); document.write( "Solve for \"k\" using \"It takes 8 people 3 days to dig a ditch that is 1,000 feet long,
\n" ); document.write( "3 = k*1000/8
\n" ); document.write( "k = 24/1000
\n" ); document.write( "k = 0.024
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\n" ); document.write( "Equation:t = days\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "t = 0.024*L/p
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\n" ); document.write( "how long will it take 4 people to dig a ditch that is 500 feet long? 0
\n" ); document.write( "t = 0.024*500/4
\n" ); document.write( "t = 12/4
\n" ); document.write( "t = 3 days
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