<PRE><B>Question 873165</B>
If 8 men take 9 days, then 1/4
of the number of men will take
4 times as long, so
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2 men take 36 days to lay out the garden
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3 times as many men can do this job in
1/3 of the time, so
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6 men take 12 days to lay out the garden
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