document.write( "Question 1165522: It takes 3 people to clean a pool in 4 hours. How many people do we need to clean 6 pools in 8 hours? \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Rate for 1 worker, r
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\n" ); document.write( "It takes 3 people to clean a pool in 4 hours. How many people do we need to clean 6 pools in 8 hours?
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3%2Ar%2A4=1\"---------------the job of cleaning ONE pool.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"n%2Ar%2A8=6\"--------------the question\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Divide the second equation by the first equation and solve for n.
\n" ); document.write( "\"%288rn%29%2F%283%2A4%2Ar%29=6%2F1\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%288n%29%2F%283%2A4%29=6\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"n=6%28%283%2A4%29%2F8%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"n=6%283%2F2%29\"\r
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