Problem: 6 computers , each working at the same constant rate , together can process a certain amount of data in 9 days . how many additional computers , each working at the same constant rate , will be needed to process the same amount of data in 6 days ?
Rationale: explanation : if six computers require 9 days to process the data , thats a total of 54 computer - days the product of 6 and 9 . if you change the number of computers or the number of days , 54 will have to remain the product , whether that means 54 days of one computer or one day with 54 computers . in 6 days , the number of computers is : 6 c = 54 c = 9 9 computers is 3 more than the 6 that it took to do the job in 9 days , so the correct choice is ( a ) .
annotated_formula: subtract(divide(multiply(6, divide(const_1, 6)), divide(const_1, 9)), 6)