document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1195920>Question 1195920</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If 12 men can dig a trench in 8 days how many men can dig it in 6 days </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The other tutor shows one of many formal ways for solving problems like this; different students will prefer different methods.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "I find a more informal method much easier:<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "3/4 as many days means 4/3 as many men.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: 12*(4/3) = 16 days<br><BR>\n" );
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