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Question 736961: How long will it take4 workers to complete a task, given that it takes 6 days for 6 workers to complete the same task?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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It takes 6 days for 6 workers to complete the task
It would take 1 of the workers 6 times as long to do the task, so
It takes 36 days for 1 worker to complete the task
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4 times as many workers could do the task in 1/4 the time, so
It takes 9 days for 4 workers to complete the task