document.write( "Question 1101758: If it takes 16 faucets 10 hours to fill 8 tubs, how long will it take 12 faucets to fill 9 tubs? \n" ); document.write( "

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1/8 as many faucets will fill 1/8 as many tubs
\n" ); document.write( "in the same amount of time, so
\n" ); document.write( "2 faucets will take 10 hrs to fill 1 tub
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\n" ); document.write( "6 times as many faucets will take 1/6 the time
\n" ); document.write( "to fill the same number of tubs, so
\n" ); document.write( "12 faucets will take 10/6 hrs to fill 1 tub
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\n" ); document.write( "With the same number of faucets, it will take
\n" ); document.write( "9 times as long to fill 9 times as many tubs, so
\n" ); document.write( "12 faucets will take 90/6 hrs to fill 9 tubs
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\n" ); document.write( "90/6 = 15
\n" ); document.write( "12 faucets will take 15 hrs to fill 9 tubs
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