document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1175777>Question 1175777</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Inverse variation, Solve following problem\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1. The time t required to do a job varies inversely as the number of  people p working. It takes 5 hours for 7 bricklayers to complete a certain job. How long will it take for 10 bricklayers to complete the job? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #801455 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=math_helper><B>math_helper(2461)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=math_helper><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=math_helper><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=801455\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Each bricklayer does 1/(5*7) = 1/35 job per hour (so one bricklayer would take 35hrs to do the job on their own)<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Knowing this, 10 bricklayers can do  10/35 job per hour<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thus, the total time for 10 bricklayers to do 1 job is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/(10/35) = 35/10 = 3.5hrs </SPAN>\n" );
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