<PRE><B>Question 922094</B>
8 men can paint the house in a certain time, {{{ t }}}
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1/4 of that number of men take 4 times as long, or {{{ 4t }}}, so
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2 men can paint the house in {{{ 4t }}}
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3 times that number of men take 1/3 of that time, so
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6 men can paint the house in {{{ (4/3)*t }}}
or, they will take 1/3 longer than the 8 men take

 
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