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document.write( "Let \"m\" be \"how many men are needed\", i.e. the quantity under the problem's question.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Write the proportion, which says that the rate of work for each man is the same in both cases\r\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify a bit\r\n" );
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document.write( "From it, find m\r\n" );
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document.write( "    m =  = 4*2 = 8.\r\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER.  8 men are needed.\r\n" );
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