document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1054311>Question 1054311</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 12 Workers can finish a third of a house in 15 days. How many workers must be added to finish the rest of the house in the next 18 days? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Could you please explain and draw some diagrams or pictures which could help me understand? Thanks. (Or anything that would help me in solving unit rate problems) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #669529 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=669529\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I use a step by step logic method<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "12 workers take 15 days to finish 1/3 of a house<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "After 1/3 of the house is finished, I want to know<BR>\n" );
document.write( "how many workers can finish the remaining 2/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "of the house in 18 aditional days.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It will take twice as many workers do do twice as <BR>\n" );
document.write( "much work ( 2/3 of a house ) in the same time, so<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "24 workers take 15 days to do 2/3 of a house<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If wokers only have 1/5 of this amount of time to do<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the same amount of work ( 2/3 of a house ), then<BR>\n" );
document.write( "it will take 5 times as many workers, so<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "120 workers take 3 days to do 2/3 of a house<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now if workers can take 6 times as long to do the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "same amount of work, then it will only require 1/6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "as many workers, so<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "20 workers take 18 days to do 2/3 of a house <BR>\n" );
document.write( "( the remaining 2/3 )\r<BR>\n" );
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