document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1105951>Question 1105951</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If four clerks could copy a report of twenty four pages in three days, how many days would it take for six clerks to copy a report of thirty six pages?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The 4 clerks copying a 24-page report take 3 days to do the job.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "6 clerks instead of 4 decreases the amount of time required by a factor of 4/6, or 2/3.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "A 36-page report instead of a 24-page report increases the amount of time required by a factor of 36/24 = 3/2.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the number of days required for the 6 clerks and a 36-page report is the original amount of time, multiplied by these factors:<br><BR>\n" );
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