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Problem
If 
men can do a job in 
days, then 
men can do the job in:
Solution
The number of men is inversely proportional to the number of days the job takes. Thus, if men can do a job in days, we have that it will take 
days for 
man to do the job. Thus, 
men can do the job in 
days and our answer is 
See Also
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