Four Men, Four Tables, Four Hours

If four men can build four tables in four hours, how many tables can eight men build in eight hours?

Answer

Eight men can build 16 tables in 8 hours.

One man can build 1 table in 4 hours, so one man can build 2 tables in 8 hours. Therefore, 8 men can build 16 tables in 8 hours.

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