document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1156875>Question 1156875</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Six men working at the same rate can weed a farm in 16 days. After working for 4 days, 2 more men were hired. How long did they take to weed the farm?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Six men working at the same rate can weed a farm in 16 days.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "r, the rate for one man<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For one job of \"weed a farm\", and 6 men doing this job,  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6r%2A16=1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6r%2A16=1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Or,  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=r=1%2F96 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"r=1%2F96\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "After working for 4 days, 2 more men were hired. How long did they take to weed the farm?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"They\" meaning all 6+2=8 men together to finish the job.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28x=9%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28x=9%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >--------------------- nine more days after hiring the two more men </SPAN>\n" );
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