document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1205910>Question 1205910</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> It takes 3 people 4 days to build a garage. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "A) How long does it take one person to  build the garage?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B)How long does it take four people to build the garage?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C)How many people are needed to build the garage in 2 days? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The other tutor shows one common method for answering the questions by finding the total number of man-days it takes to build the garage.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "A different way for solving problems like this is to look at how each change in the numbers affects the other numbers.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "We are given that it takes 3 people 4 days to build the garage.  Using that information....<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "A) How long does it take one person to build the garage?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/3 as many workers means 3 times as many days.  ANSWER: 4*3 = 12<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "B) How long does it take four people to build the garage?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4/3 as many workers means 3/4 as many days.  ANSWER: (3/4)*4 = 3<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "C) How many people are needed to build the garage in 2 days?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Half as many days means twice as many workers.  ANSWER: 3*2 = 6<br><BR>\n" );
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