document.write( "Question 1150533: if it takes 6 days for 6 workers to build a garage, how long would it take 9 workers? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #771905 by ikleyn(52777)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! .\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The entire job is 6*6 = 36 worker-days (man-days, as it was called long time ago . . . ).\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Therefore, 9 workers will complete this job in \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "ANSWER. 9 workers will complete this job in 4 days. \n" ); document.write( "\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "------------\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I remember, we solved such problems when I was at my 4-th or 5-th grade class.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "All the students loved this type of problems, because EVERYBODY knew how to solve them.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So, ignore explanations from Edwin (with his Least Common Multiplies - they are IRRELEVANT), \r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " and use the mantra from my post . . . \r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "/\/\/\/\/\/\/\\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "After reading the post by @greenestamps.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \r\n" ); document.write( " Yes, you can use the method these two gentlemen propose you.\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( " But it is the same, as to fly from Chicago to Indianapolis with intermediate landing in Denver.\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( " The way I propose in my post is the standard direct straightforward shortest Algebra way for this type of problems.\r\n" ); document.write( "\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |