SOLUTION: if it takes 6days for 4men to do a task, how long will it take 2men to do the same task at the same rate?

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Question 771227: if it takes 6days for 4men to do a task, how long will it take 2men to do the same task at the same rate?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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Changing from 4 men to 2 men means the task rate is now half what it was. This means, needing to double the number of days to do the task, so, 2*6 days.

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