document.write( "Question 1207697: If 3 people can paint 2 rooms in 4 days, how many people are needed to paint 12 rooms in 6 days?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #845727 by mccravyedwin(407)\"\" \"About 
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document.write( "I think the easiest way is to use the fact that \r\n" );
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document.write( "\"matrix%281%2C3%2CWORKERS%2C%22%22%2A%22%22%2CTIME%29%2FJOBS%29\" is always a constant.   \r\n" );
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document.write( "\"%283%2A4%29%2F2\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"6\", so 6 is the constant.\r\n" );
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document.write( "So put x for the unknown, in this case the number of workers, \r\n" );
document.write( "and set it equal to the constant 6\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"%28x%2A6%29%2F12\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"6\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"6x\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"72\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"x\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"12\"\r\n" );
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