SOLUTION: It takes 6 people 6 days to do a job. How many days would it take 2 people working at the same rate

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Question 680851: It takes 6 people 6 days to do a job. How many days would it take 2 people working at the same rate
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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It takes 6 people 6 days to do a job
It would take 1 person 6 times as long to do the job, so
It takes 1 person 36 days to do the job
2 people can do the job in half the time, so
It takes 2 people 18 days to do the job