document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1133015>Question 1133015</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In one complete day a man binds 100 books and his helper binds one fourth as many books.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If they take turns working complete days, how many days would it take them to bind 500 books? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Taking turns, one day 100 books are bound, the next day 1/4 of that or 25 books are bound<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There need to be four complete cycles to bind 500 books, and that will take 8 days.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "500/125=4 cycles<BR>\n" );
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