Question 956640
9 men do a piece of work in 28 days.
# of men and # of days are inversely related::
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d = k/m
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Solve for "k" using the data above::
28 = k/9
k = 252
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Equation::
d = 252/m
 (a). How long will it take 14 men to do it?
d = 252/14 = 18 days
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 (b). How many men will do it in 56 days?
56 = 252/m
m = 252/56
m = 4.5 men
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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