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Question 880096:  If it takes me 3 weeks to make 15 birdhouses. How long does it take to make 11 birdhouses? 
 Answer by josmiceli(19441)      (Show Source): 
You can  put this solution on YOUR website! It takes 3 wks to make 15 birdhouses 
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In 1/3 of that time, you could only 
make 1/3 as many, so 
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In 1 wk you can make 5 birdhouses 
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It will only take 1/5 of that time to make  
1 birdhouse, so 
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In 1/5 of a wk, you can make 1 birdhouse 
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11 birdhouses will take 11 times as long, so 
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it takes 11/5 = 2 1/5 weeks to build 11 birdhouses
 
 
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