document.write( "Question 1189847: Four survivors in a lifeboat have enough water for 12 days. Calculate how long the water would have lasted if there had been six people on the the lifeboat. \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "Four survivors in a lifeboat have enough water for 12 days.
\n" ); document.write( "Calculate how long the water would have lasted if there had been six people on the the lifeboat.
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document.write( "They have now  4*12 = 48  portions of water on board.\r\n" );
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document.write( "For 6 people, it is enough precisely for  48/6 = 8 days.    ANSWER\r\n" );
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